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SIDNEY — Officers of the Sidney Police Department report a 47-year-old Sidney man was found dead Saturday in the Miami River after his body was discovered by a man who was fishing.
The deceased man has been identified as Steve N. Helton. Preliminary reports from the Montgomery County Coroner’s Office indicate the likely cause of death is drowning. No signs of injury were discovered about his body.
The body was recovered from the river by the Sidney Fire Department’s rescue boat about 7 p.m. Saturday. The incident occurred near the 500 block of east Court Street.
The investigation is still ongoing regarding to the circumstance of how and why Helton was in the river. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the police department at (937) 498-2351 or Crime Stoppers at (937) 492-8477 (TIPS).