Body found in Saskatoon river near University Bridge

The Saskatoon Fire Department has pulled a body from the South Saskatchewan River.

The fire department'swater rescue team retrieved the body near the city'sUniversity Bridge, said battalion Chief Mike Ralston.

A pedestrian on Broadway Bridge spotted the body floating between the bridges at around 11:56 a.m. CST, he said.

Police closed the walkway over Broadway Bridge while the body was takento a boat launch.

Saskatoon's major crimes unit and the coroner's office were expected to join the scene, according to police.

It's the second body pulled from the river thismonth.

On May 3, the fire departmentdiscovered the body of a25-year-old man near Broadway Bridge during a training exercise.

Saskatoon police saidfoul play was not a factor in that man's death.