Overview
- Police in Northeast Philadelphia found an unresponsive adult in Pennypack Creek Tuesday after a 4:41 p.m. call near the 3100 block of Rhawn Street.
- Medics pronounced the person dead at 5:06 p.m., and police labeled the case a suspicious death.
- The Philadelphia Police Department’s Northeast Detective Division is leading the investigation with the Medical Examiner’s Office.
- The person has not been identified, and reports refer to the individual as John or Jane Doe.
- PhillyVoice, citing NBC10, reported the body was badly decomposed, and officials have not explained how the person entered the creek.