Man last seen leaving hotel is found dead in river, Pennsylvania police say

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PITTSBURGH — A Pennsylvania man was found dead in a river after officials say he was last seen leaving a hotel.

Stephen Williams was last seen leaving a downtown Pittsburgh hotel around 11:15 p.m. September 5, according to a news release from the Pittsburgh Bureau of Police.

Someone found his cell phone, but police said they couldn’t make contact with them.

The morning of Sept. 9, Williams’ body was pulled from the Ohio River, according to WTAE.

TribLive reported he was found dead near Rivers Casino in downtown Pittsburgh.

The Alleghany County Medical Examiner’s Office has not released a cause of death and said this is an active death investigation.

By JENNIFER RODRIGUEZ/McClatchy News

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John F. McCarthy is a veteran journalist in the Caribbean, writing from the "Decision Space" where survival meets the surreal. His reporting steel was tempered by a lineage of legendary editors and broadcasters, including Ed Wynn Brant (The Bomb), Owen Eschenroder (Ann Arbor News), Lynelle Emanuel (BVI Beacon), and Charles Thanas (WSVI-TV). Alongside longtime colleague Kenneth C. "Casey" Clark, McCarthy has navigated the front lines of the territory’s history—from the 1997 volcanic "snow" to every major hurricane since Hugo. Known for leaning out of doorless helicopters to capture the "money shot," McCarthy now edits the V.I. Free Press, providing the essential link between the island's colonial past and its SpaceX future.