T-L Photo/GAGE VOTA A body was found along the shoreline, slightly south of the I-470 bridge on the Ohio side of the Ohio River.

Authorities have confirmed the identity of the person whose body was found in the Ohio River last week.

According to the Wheeling Police Department, the West Virginia Medical Examiner has determined that George Zachary Lekanudos, 37, of Wheeling was the found along the shoreline of the Ohio River on the Ohio side on Jan. 5.