COUNCIL BLUFF, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have been trying to identify the body of a man that was pulled from the Missouri River at Council Bluffs.

The body was spotted a little before 5:30 p.m. Sunday just south of the Veterans Memorial Bridge, which connects Council Bluffs with south Omaha, Nebraska. Council Bluffs firefighters recovered the body less than 30 minutes later.

An autopsy has been ordered.