State Authorities Identify Victim in Ohio River Death Investigation

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Wheeling Police
Headquarters for the Wheeling Police Department is located along Chapline Street in Center Wheeling.

WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office in Charleston has positively identified the individual found in the Ohio River on Monday, January 5, near the I-470 Bridge as George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling.

A cause and manner of death have not yet been determined, as the investigation by the Wheeling Police Department remains ongoing.