Crime & Safety
Missing Hillsborough Man's Body Pulled From Missouri River
The man's coworkers reported him missing last week after he didn't show up to his flight, said Sioux City, Iowa Police.
HILLSBOROUGH, NJ — A missing Hillsborough man was identified on Tuesday as the body that was pulled from the Missouri River.
Akshay Arora, 47, of Hillsborough, was identified by the Sioux City Police Department, IA, as the man's body that was recovered from the river near the boat ramp at 1280 Larsen Park Road on Aug. 8.
On Aug. 6 at around 5:30 p.m., Arora's colleagues reported him missing after he failed to show up for a scheduled flight. They said they had not seen or heard from him since 5 a.m. that day, according to police.
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A search by authorities found a vehicle submerged in the Missouri River on Aug. 6 at around 9:30 p.m. No body was found inside the vehicle at that time, prompting a search along the river, said police.
Preliminary investigations show no immediate evidence of trauma or foul play, but the investigation remains ongoing.
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