St. Clair County coroner identifies metro-east woman found dead in Mississippi River

Carolyn P. Smith
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A woman whose body was found in the Mississippi River on Friday afternoon near East St. Louis has been identified, according to St. Clair County Coroner Calvin Dye Sr.

Breanna E. Kincaid, 32, was pronounced dead at 1:55 p.m., Dye said. Her last known address is in the 2100 block of Hildebrand Street in Madison.

She was found in the river off of the 100 block of Riverfront Drive in East St. Louis.

East St. Louis Police notified the Illinois State Police Public Safety Enforcement Group of a body found in the river around 1:20 p.m., according to a release from the state police.

“This is an active investigation and there is no further information at this time,” the release states. “Anyone who has any information regarding this incident is asked to contact the ISP by email at ISP.CrimeTips@Illinois.gov. Witnesses can remain anonymous.”