Police are still trying to identify the man, who appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s.
PENNSAUKEN TWP. -- Authorities are still working to identify the body they pulled from the Cooper River Thursday, but they have no reason to believe his death is suspicious.
Sgt. Eric Wren, a spokesman for the Camden County prosecutor's office, said there were no signs of trauma or anything else to make investigators think there may have been foul play.
The autopsy, which had not yet been performed Thursday afternoon, will determine the cause of death, he said.
A rower called police around 8 a.m. to report that he had seen a body floating in the river near the track by Jack Curtis Stadium on North Park Drive, according to Pennsauken Police Capt. Thomas Connor.
The body was recovered and brought to the dock at the Camden County Boathouse down river before 9 a.m.
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When investigators were examining his body on the dock, the man appeared to be a black man wearing jeans and a t-shirt. They checked his pockets for identification, but according to Wren, the only ID he had was a dental card.
Before contacting family, Wren said investigators are hoping to confirm that name, possibly with finger prints. However, that will only work if the man has a criminal record, and could also take a while. Wren said.
No missing persons reports have been filed that could help identify the man.
Wren said the man appeared to be in his late 20s or early 30s. He said it did not appear the man had been in the water for very long.
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