Mandan  (CSi) Authorities  have identified the body of a man that was found by a local fisherman floating near the mouth of the Cannonball River about 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, April 9, 2017.

He is identified as 35 year old Damjan Nedelkovski, of Glendale, Calif.

The Morton County Sheriff’s Department found a Republic of Macedonia identification card on his person, and family within the United States and Eastern Europe have been contacted.

Family and friends report that their last contact with Nedelkovski was on October 29, 2016. His stepbrother filed a missing person report with the Glendale Police Department on November 16, 2016. Nedelkovski was known to be at the DAPL protest camps.

The autopsy showed there was no trauma to the body to suspect any foul play. The cause of death is still pending, and authorities are unsure how long the body was in the river.

The Morton County Sheriff’s Department is asking anyone with any additional information regarding Nedelkovski’s whereabouts between October 29 and April 9 to contact the department at (701) 667-3330

Previously….
Mandan  (CSi) — Morton County law enforcement on Sunday were working to investigate the circumstances behind the death of a man whose body was found in the Cannonball River.
The Bismarck Tribune reports, Morton County Sheriff Kyle Kirchmeier said deputies received a call around 11:30 a.m. Sunday of a body in the Cannonball River, near the Missouri River.

Deputies found the body of an unidentified male in the water and were on scene until about 3:30 p.m., Kirchmeier said.

Kirchmeier was unable to provide the identity of the individual as law enforcement were still working Sunday evening to notify family members. He said further details would be provided in a press release on Monday.