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<p>OLD FORGE &#8212; An autopsy on a man&#8217;s body pulled from the Lackawanna River in Old Forge on <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/676188/body-found-in-river-in-old-forge" target="_blank">Friday </a>will be performed Sunday.</p><p>The autopsy will determine the circumstances surrounding the man&#8217;s death, Lackawanna County Coroner Timothy Rowland said in an email. </p><p>Investigators say the body had been in the Lackawanna River for several days before it was discovered.</p><p>Old Forge Police Chief Jason Dubernas was able to confirm the body was not that of <a href="https://www.timesleader.com/news/630925/police-testing-blood-tooth-from-missing-mans-pizza-shop-5" target="_blank">Robert Baron</a>, the owner of an Old Forge pizza shop who&#8217;s been missing since January.</p><p>Dubernas said authorities did have a positive identification, but they are waiting to release the man&#8217;s name until next of kin is notified. He could not say whether or not the man&#8217;s death appeared suspicious.</p><p>The case is now being handled by Duryea Police.</p><style>
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Body found in Lackawanna River in Old Forge to be examined Sunday