Brief
Body of missing Baltimore father recovered from Ohio river
Authorities say the 24‑year‑old Baltimore native was found near Jacobs Pavilion after disappearing in Cleveland.
By Felo News Desk · Published
Police identified the body recovered from the Cuyahoga River on Wednesday as 24‑year‑old Phoenix Phillips of Perryville, Maryland, according to the New York Post. Phillips had traveled to Cleveland to attend the Steelers‑Browns matchup and was last seen early Friday morning near West Superior Avenue and Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive.
Emergency crews dredged the river after a 1 p.m. call reported a person in the water near Jacobs Pavilion. Cleveland police spokesperson Sgt. Freddy Diaz told WEWS that Phillips "at some point kind of got separated from the person he was with," and investigators are still determining how he entered the river.
Before the identification, Cleveland Missing social‑worker Breejanee Alford said the family described Phillips as a "loving dad." The cause of death remains unknown.
Key facts
- The body was identified as 24‑year‑old Phoenix Phillips of Perryville, Maryland. (nypost.com)
- Phillips was in Cleveland to watch the Steelers‑Browns game. (nypost.com)
- He was last seen Friday morning near West Superior Avenue and Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive. (nypost.com)
- The river recovery occurred around 1 p.m. near Jacobs Pavilion. (nypost.com)
- Cause of death has not been determined. (nypost.com)
Sources
- [1] nypost.com — originally reported as “Body found in Ohio river ID’d as missing Baltimore dad, 24, in town for Steelers-Browns game”
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