TRIBLIVE August 5, 2019
A body was discovered in the Youghiogheny River on Monday
afternoon after rescuers responded to a report of a person jumping into the river
following a crash on Interstate 70, according to a Westmoreland County
dispatcher.
The crash was reported at 2:40 p.m. on the westbound side of
the highway, at a bridge that carries the interstate over the river between
Rostraver and South Huntingdon townships, near the Smithton exit.
The Westmoreland County Coroner’s Office was called to the
scene just before 3 p.m. Rescue teams pulled the body from the water shortly
before 4:30 p.m., according to the Sutersville Volunteer Fire Department.
River rescue teams and firefighting units from Yukon,
Rostraver, Collinsburg, Sutersville and Turkeytown responded.
Rostraver West Newton Emergency Services used a new camera
drone to help find the body and monitor the swiftwater rescue teams. The drone
also aided in the police investigation by measuring the height of the bridge
and providing photos and videos of the scene.
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