2 bodies pulled from Pittsburgh-area creek
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Two bodies were pulled from the Montour Run Creek near the Montour Run Trail on June 28.
The Allegheny County Police Department said in a news release on Friday that the bodies were found in the creek near the Montour Run Trail in Moon Township.
Police said first responders were called to the area around 4 p.m. after a report of a body floating in the Montour Run Creek. Officials found the man floating in approximately 6 feet of water.
While divers were retrieving the body, police said they found another body in approximately 10 feet of water.
Police said the bodies of both men showed no signs of foul play. One of them was identified as 22-year-old Bilson Ramirez.
According to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, indications from inspectors state they may not have been strong swimmers and did not realize how deep the swimming hole was.
The other, according to the Allegheny County Coroner's Office, was 34-year-old Alexi Heber Verdugo Lopez.