Fan who vanished after attending Steelers-Browns game found dead in river
Fan who vanished after attending Steelers-Browns game found dead in river
Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAYFri, October 9, 2026 at 4:46 PM UTC
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A body recovered from an Ohio river has been identified as an out-of-state man who disappeared after attending the Oct. 1 Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers game, officials said.
Phoenix Phillips, 24, was last seen at 6 a.m. ET on Oct. 2, the Cleveland Police Department reported. Police told USA TODAY that Phillips was in Cleveland for the game before he vanished.
On Oct. 6, first responders and the U.S. Coast Guard recovered a body from the Cuyahoga River.
In an email to USA TODAY, Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner's Office manager Christopher Harris identified the victim as Phillips, of Perryville, Maryland.
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The official cause and manner of his death are pending autopsy results.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to call Cleveland police at 216-623-5318.
Natalie Neysa Alund is a senior reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at nalund@usatoday.com and follow her on X @nataliealund.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Fan who vanished after attending Steelers-Browns game found dead in river
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