Body of missing soldier recovered from Gasconade River
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GASCONADE, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting the body of Spc. Joshua Morrison was recovered Thursday morning in the Gasconade River.
Morrison was reported missing during a kayaking trip Sunday. He was last seen in the vicinity of Ruby’s Landing.
According to the Associated Press, crews searching for Morrison on Tuesday found a kayak and backpack belonging to him.
Morrison’s body was found approximately a half-mile downstream from the Missouri 17 bridge on the Gasconade River in Pulaski County.
Multiple state and local agencies and the military were part of the search for Morrison.