Crime & Safety

Nearby: Body of Jimmy Slack Found in Pittsburgh

Slack, who had been missing since Dec. 7, was found dead on Monday in the Ohio River.

The body of Jimmy Slack, the man who had been , was recovered on Monday afternoon on the shore of the Ohio River in Pittsburgh, Chief Chad King confirmed.

Pittsburgh police were called to an area near the Carnegie Science Center at around 1:30 p.m. for a report of a body, and the description of the person's clothing matched what Slack was wearing when he disappeared on Dec. 7. Pittsburgh police Sgt. Joe Gannon said that a crew on a boat that was pulling up to the shore noticed the body and called 911.

King notified the family at their Bridgeville home shortly after.

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“It was very emotional,” King said. "I think they were still holding out to hope that he would come home.”

Police are waiting for an autopsy to determine how Slack died. It's not immediately clear if his death is considered suspicious or accidental.

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Slack, who graduated from in 2004 and was living with his parents in Bridgeville, had gone to a String Cheese Incident concert at Stage AE in Pittsburgh's Manchester neighborhood (North Shore area). He was separated from a friend, Paulette Beadling, who left with another person when Beadling tried but failed to find him. They later exchanged numerous text messages and phone calls with one another before the disappearance.

Family members became concerned when Slack didn't return or answer calls to his cellphone. They said that he was getting ready to return to his job working on a barge and that he would never want to miss his niece's birthday that coming weekend.

The family and investigators  that canvassed Pittsburgh's northern area and placed fliers across the region. Slack's family continued to hold out hope for his safe return even as few clues emerged. They even offered for information that would lead to his location. The family also launched a Facebook page and Twitter account to spread information about the missing man.

The Bridgeville community came together for Slack on Dec. 22 when  at . His parents, James and Donna, and sisters, Maureen Shields and Laura Slack, greeted each of them with hugs and tears.

“The comfort was people looking for him and genuinely caring about him,” Donna Slack said that night. “I wouldn't have been able to do this (without them).”

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