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Missing Fisherman's Body Found In Connoquenessing Creek

ELLWOOD CITY (KDKA) -- Crews retrieved the body of a missing fisherman.

According to state police, 38-year-old John Latulippe, of Glenshaw, was fishing near McConnells Mill Bridge along Slippery Rock Creek last month when he fell and disappeared in the water.

A man doing work near Connoquenessing Creek in Ellwood City spotted Latulippe's body. According to the Lawrence County Coroner, the body floated about 13 river miles.

An autopsy is planned for Saturday at the Beaver County Medical Center.

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