Police in Council Bluffs are investigating the circumstances surrounding the discovery of a body found near the riverbank on the north side of the Ameristar Casino. Officers were called to the scene at around 3:30-p.m., Saturday (June 9th).

Upon arrival, the Council Bluffs Fire Department located a male subject deceased in the river and brought him to shore. His identity is unknown at this time. His death remains under investigated by the Council Bluffs Criminal Investigations Division.