GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — A woman's body was pulled from the Grand River Thursday afternoon.
Michigan State Police (MSP) and the Grand Rapids Fire Department (GRFD) continued their search after a woman reportedly went into the river and was swept downstream over the weekend. She was last seen near Fulton Street.
Search efforts in the following days were hampered due to icy conditions but Thursday’s favorable weather allowed MSP’s Divers and Canine Unit to find a woman’s body at around 2 p.m., city officials explain.
"It was one of those days where everything, the cards, kind of lined up. The ice started moving downstream; their cadaver dog was able to get a hit where we were searching already," says GRFD Battalion Chief Matt Keusch. "So we know she was under the ice, and just... the ice pulled her down further."
“We are thankful for the partnership that we have with the Michigan State Police to share critical resources,” says GRFD Fire Chief Brad Brown.
State troopers and city officials extend their condolences to the victim’s loved ones.
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