The body found Sunday afternoon in a Shelby County river has been identified as that of a man reported missing last month. Shelby County Sheriff Dennis Parks says that his office received a 911 call at 4:14 p.m. Sunday after kayakers found the body in the Big Blue River approximately four miles west of Shelbyville.

Authorities have identified the body as that of 38-year-old Christopher A. Young, of Shelbyville. Sheriff Parks says that Young was reported missing on November 7th.