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Body found Saturday may be that of a missing Muscatine man

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April 23rd, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Iowa City, Iowa) – Officials with the Iowa City Police Department report that at 12:04 p.m., Saturday, Officers responded to the area of Napoleon Park, 2501 S. Gilbert St., after a couple in the area of the east bank of the Iowa River located what they thought appeared to be a body in the water.
Responding Iowa City officers along with Johnson County Sheriff’s Office deputies recovered a body from the water. The body is believed to be Cristian Martinez, 20, of Muscatine, who was last seen around 12:56 a.m., Saturday, April 15.

The Johnson County Medical Examiner’s Office is assisting with the investigation to positively identify the individual found and will determine the cause and manner of death. No further information is available at this time.

Cristian Martinez