Authorities plan to conduct an autopsy Monday on the body of a young child found along the Weber River.
Ogden police said Monday that authorities believe that the body is that of missing 4-year-old Corbin Anderson who fell into the river April 28 and was swept away. However, police are awaiting Monday’s autopsy results to make a positive identification.
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A Washington Terrace resident walking the riverbank spotted the child’s body Sunday under a fallen tree about 1:40 p.m. Sunday. The child’s body was found about a quarter-mile downstream from where Corbin fell into the river. The child’s clothing and appearance matched that of Corbin, police said.
Corbin, who lived in Layton, tumbled into the river two weeks ago while he was standing on a boulder so his family could take his picture, police said.
The extensive search for Corbin’s body had involved more than 100 people including divers, kayakers, dogs, helicopters and walkers on river banks between 17th and 24th streets.
Last weekend, the river was lowered and diverted through an alternate channel, leaving some areas shallow enough to wade while other spots remained up to 10 feet deep. The boy’s body was spotted 6 to 8 inches under the water, in an area where river levels have dropped about two feet in the last week, police said.
