OAK HARBOR, Ohio — The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office said police found the body of a man in his 70s floating in the Portage River on Friday afternoon.
According to a report from the sheriff's office, someone spotted the man's body near downtown Oak Harbor just after 2 p.m. and then called the Oak Harbor Police Department.
Crews pulled the man's body from the water and positively identified him.
On Saturday, after next of kin was notified, the sheriff's office identified the man as Robert Sabin, 74, of Oak Harbor.
Sabin's body was taken to the Lucas County Coroner's Office.
The sheriff's office said there are no signs of foul play. Further investigation is pending the results of an autopsy.
The Ottawa County Sheriff's Office was assisted at the scene by Oak Harbor police, the Ottawa County Coroner's Office, Mid-County EMS and Portage Fire Department.
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