• The Dean Barnes missing person case came to a tragic end on March 15, 2023.
  • The body found on a riverbank last April has been identified a year after its initial discovery.
  • Dean A. Barnes, 37, of Harrisburg, was identified as the body found along the riverbank in April 2022.
  • According to the Allegheny County coroner, he died on April 9 of that year.

The body found on a riverbank last April has been identified a year after its initial discovery.

According to the police blotter, River Rescue, Pittsburgh EMS and Pittsburgh Police responded to Doerr Street around 5:30 p.m. to the report of a body found near the river.

A kayaker guided first responders to the exact shore location.

Dean A. Barnes, 37, of Harrisburg, was identified as the body found along the riverbank in April 2022. According to the Allegheny County coroner, he died on April 9 of that year.

Barnes’ body was located close to the Ohio River along Doerr Street on New Beaver Avenue in Pittsburgh.

At this time, the exact cause of his death is unknown and authorities have yet to discover whether Barnes committed suicide or was murdered.

The number of missing persons cases has increased dramatically throughout the United States of America.

Such cases raise questions about the crime rate and mental health of the country’s youth.

Nearly half the time, the missing person is later found to have mental health issues.

In the other half of the cases, enmity and rivalry are the main reasons for a person’s disappearance and subsequent death.