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Body found in Ohio river ID’d as missing Baltimore dad, 24, in town for Steelers-Browns game

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DeTurris, D. (2026, October 8). Body found in Ohio river ID’d as missing Baltimore dad, 24, in town for Steelers-Browns game. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-news/body-found-in-ohio-river-idd-as-missing-baltimore-dad-24-in-town-for-steelers-browns-game/

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Officials identified the body found in an Ohio river on Wednesday as 24-year-old Christopher Phillips, a Baltimore father who had gone missing while visiting Cleveland for a Steelers-Browns game. Phillips was last seen around 6 a.m. last Friday near West Superior Avenue and Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive, after which he reportedly got separated from his companion. The cause of death remains unclear, with police continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding his disappearance and subsequent discovery in the water.

Written by AI on 2026-10-08, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Phoenix Phillips, a 24-year-old father from Perryville near Baltimore, Maryland, vanished after attending a Pittsburgh Steelers-Cleveland Browns game in Cleveland on October 1. Police described the circumstances of his disappearance as "concerning." He was last seen at about 6 a.m. Friday morning downtown and is 6 feet 1 inch tall, weighing around 170 pounds with blonde hair and blue eyes. Phillips had traveled to Cleveland with a friend but got separated from them before he disappeared.

A body was pulled from the Cuyahoga River near Jacobs Pavilion on Tuesday, and officials confirmed it as Phillips. The cause of his death remains unclear. Cleveland police spokesperson Sgt. Freddy Diaz said that while Phillips was visiting for the game, details about what happened after he separated from his friend are still under investigation. Social worker BreeJanee Alford met with Phillips’ family, who described him as a loving father and Steelers fan devastated by his disappearance.

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The body of a young dad from Maryland who vanished while visiting Ohio to attend a Steelers-Browns game was found in a nearby river, officials confirmed Wednesday. asserted

officials → vanish → river

The father and native of Perryville, a Baltimore suburb, was found around 1 p.m. near Jacobs Pavilion after first responders rushed to a call for a person in the water, emergency services said. asserted

services → find → water

The medical examiner then identified the remains as Phillips, whose disappearance last week in Downtown Cleveland was described by police as “concerning.” asserted

disappearance → identify → police

The Maryland native was last seen around 6 a.m. last Friday near West Superior Avenue and Robert Lockwood Jr. Drive, according to a missing person report. uncertain

native → see → report

Cleveland police spokesperson Sgt. Freddy Diaz told told WEWS that Phillips “at some point kind of got separated from the person he was with,” but that authorities were still working out what had happened. asserted

what → tell → person

Before the confirmation that Phillips had died, Cleveland Missing social worker Breejanee Alford told WEWS that she’d met with Phillips’ “devastated” family, who described him as a “loving dad.” asserted

who → die → dad

It’s currently unknown how Phillips died and what caused him to end up in the river. asserted

him → ’ → river

Body found in Ohio river ID’d as missing Baltimore dad, 24, in town for Steelers-Browns game

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