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Body found in Highland Park reservoir prompts boil water notice

A police officer inside a Rochester police cruiser.
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A police officer inside a Rochester police cruiser.

UPDATE: Rochester City and Monroe County officials announced early Tuesday afternoon a boil water advisory has been implemented for a large section of the city of Rochester, that are served by the Highland Park Reservoir. (More details in an upcoming story on wxxinews.org)

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Rochester Police are investigating the discovery of a body found in the Highland Park Reservoir on Tuesday morning. 

Police got the call at about 8 a.m., and the RPD Scuba team was called in to recover what appeared to be a deceased adult from the water. 

RPD has been in contact with the city water bureau, and have been told that the reservoir was immediately bypassed as soon as the discovery was made. 

Officials say the drinking water has been tested and there are no safety issues at this time associated with drinking water. 

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Circumstances involving the death are still under investigation.

Randy Gorbman is WXXI's director of news and public affairs. Randy manages the day-to-day operations of WXXI News on radio, television, and online.