Tulsa Fire Department retrieves body from Arkansas River near 71st Street, Riverside bridge
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Posted: 02/11/2013
TULSA - The medical examiner's office is working to unravel a mystery pulled from the Arkansas River.
Tulsa police set up a crime scene around 4:15 p.m. Monday near the 71st Street bridge near Riverside Drive before handing over rescue duties to the Tulsa Fire Department.
The fire department's rescue crews had to use special equipment to move the body from under the bridge and the medical examiner was flown in by chopper.
The man's identity has not yet been determined.
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