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Suspicious Death Investigated After Body Found in Pennypack Creek

Detectives and the Medical Examiner are working to identify the adult and determine the cause and manner of death.

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.