Police ID body found in Matanzas River

Medical examiner says Kevin Joseph drowned

ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – A man was found dead Monday in the Matanzas River near the St. Augustine Municipal Marina, the St. Augustine Police Department said. 

He was identified as Kevin M. Joseph, 60, of A1A South.

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A boater made the discovery about 9 a.m. Monday and notified police. 

The medical examiner ruled that Joseph had drowned. The death was not caused by Hurricane Matthew, police announced Tuesday. 

Police said Joseph's car was found at his home and his family had not filed a missing persons report. Investigators said they don't know where he might have gone into the river, or what he was doing at the time.