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Body pulled from Spokane River on Saturday is man reported missing in May

Richard G. Coffee, 56, was reported missing May 11, 2019. He was found Saturday, June 3, 2019 just east of the Division Street Bridge. (Spokane Police Department / Courtesy photo)
By Jonathan Glover jonathanglover22@gmail.com
Richard G. Coffee, 56, was reported missing May 11, 2019. He was found Saturday, June 3, 2019 just east of the Division Street Bridge. (Spokane Police Department / Courtesy photo)

A body pulled from the Spokane River over the weekend near Division Street is that of Richard G. Coffee, a 56-year-old man reported missing in May, the Spokane County Medical Examiner ruled.

Coffee’s cause and manner of death are currently pending.

Spokane police say Coffee was reported missing on May 11 after he was last seen at about 9 p.m. in the area of the Walmart at 9212 N. Colton St. in north Spokane.

He was pulled from the river at about 11 a.m. Saturday east of the Division Street Bridge.