Authorities recover body of elderly man found in Chandler canal
Jan 26, 2019, 11:13 AM | Updated: 1:13 pm
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PHOENIX — An investigation is underway to find out more about a body that was recovered in a canal near Chandler Boulevard and Cooper Road.
The Chandler Police Department had officers on the scene of the recovery after a passerby spotted the body and called police.
According to police, the body found was 85-year-old Samuel Contreras who went missing on Friday night.
A Silver Alert was issued for Contreras who was discovered missing from his nearby group home on Chandler Boulevard and Washington Street.
Water recovery assisted with the recovery and investigation.