The Lackawanna County coroner has identified the man who drowned in the Lackawanna River on Thursday.
Coroner Tim Rowland identified the victim as Eric Miller, 56, of Scranton. Miller died as a result of drowning and hypothermia, at 12:11 p.m., Rowland said.
Miller was first reported to be unresponsive in the river at about 11:45 a.m. near the Mulberry Street bridge.
He traveled downstream and was retrieved from the river by first responders near the University of Scranton athletic fields.
Miller was transported via ambulance to Geisinger Community Medical Center, where he died.
The manner of death is pending the completion of the Scranton police investigation, Rowland said.