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Saint John police ID body found near Reversing Falls

Saint John police say they have identified a body found along the Saint John River.

A fisherman discovered the body just north of Reversing Falls around 1 p.m. on Sept. 1.

DNA analysis has determined the body was that of a 50-year-old man from Saint John.

“Investigators do not believe that the circumstances of death are criminal in nature,” police said in a news release on Wednesday.

Police said they will not be releasing the man’s name at the request of his family.

  • Brad Perry is an award-winning news anchor and reporter and a 2013 graduate of the NBCC journalism program. Based in New Brunswick, he is also the assistant national news director for Acadia Broadcasting. Contact Brad at perry.brad@radioabl.ca.

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