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<p>MOHNTON, Pa. (AP) &#8212; Officials say a body has been recovered from an eastern Pennsylvania river.</p><p>Berks County emergency dispatchers said the body was reported in the Schuylkill River near Route 724 in the area of Poplar Neck at about 11:15 a.m. Saturday.</p><p>Officials said a water rescue crew had difficulty launching a boat to recover the body due to the terrain and obstructions in the river.</p><p>The body was pulled from the river at about 1:30 p.m. Saturday and the coroner called to the scene. No information was immediately released about the person or the circumstances involved.</p><style>
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Body found in river in eastern Pennsylvania