UPDATE: Body found in AR river ruled suicide victim

NORTH LITTLE ROCK, AR – Police are reporting that the body found in the Arkansas River was that of a suicide victim.

According to Cassandra Davis with the Little Rock Police Department, two boaters found the body floating in the river near the Broadway Bridge Thursday night.

The body was retrieved by a recovery team from the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office. Police say that the victim jumped from the bridge sometime on Monday or Tuesday, committing suicide.