Body recovered from Mississippi River near New Madrid

A man's body was recovered floating in the Mississippi River just south of New Madrid, Missouri.

According to the New Madrid County Sheriff's Department, officials first received tips about a floating body Wednesday morning. Deputies and firemen from New Madrid and Pemiscot counties searched the river near Marsh Landing east of Portageville, about ten miles south of the Kentucky/Tennessee border.

The body was found that afternoon about a mile south of the original search location.  

The body was turned over to the county coroner but as yet remains unidentified. An autopsy was set for Friday in Farmington, Missouri.

New Madrid officials said the victim is a white male in his 40s to 50s and had dark hair with numerous tattoos. 

Anyone who may have information to help identify the man is asked to contact the New Madrid Sheriff's Department.