{"id":138703,"date":"2026-03-15T03:57:09","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/138703\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T03:57:09","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T03:57:09","slug":"pennsylvania-man-found-in-river-days-after-fleeing-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/138703\/","title":{"rendered":"Pennsylvania man found in river days after fleeing police"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">COPLAY, Pa. (WHTM) \u2014 A man authorities say fled police Thursday was found dead in a Pennsylvania river Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 46-year-old man from Northampton was found in the Lehigh River in Coplay, Lehigh County, around 4:30 p.m., according to the Lehigh County Coroner\u2019s Office. Coplay is just north of Allentown.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He was recovered from the river in about nine feet of water, the coroner\u2019s office said. First responders from Lehigh Township, Northampton, East Allen Township, Lehighton, Coplay, and more all responded to assist.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An autopsy is planned for Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The coroner\u2019s office said the man had fled law enforcement on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV devices;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV devices&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Download the abc27 News+ app on your Roku, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Apple TV devices<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/abc27.com\/streaming\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:, and newer Samsung Smart TVs.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;, and newer Samsung Smart TVs.&quot;}\" class=\"link \">, and newer Samsung Smart TVs.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His name has not yet been released and the incident remains under investigation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Copyright 2026 Nexstar Media, Inc. 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