UPDATE 7/19/12 @ 8:30 a.m.
ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Kanawha County Sheriff's Deputies have identified a body that was found in the Elk River Wednesday.

According to a news release, Rex Edward Hughes, 48, of Kanawha County, was pulled from the river about 7 p.m. near Walgrove.

Deputies say Hughes was reported missing about noon Wednesday when family and friends realized he never returned Tuesday night from a trip down by the river.

Hughes is known to go to the river bank on occasion for a swim.

Hughes' belongings were found down by the river, according to deputies.

Search crews spent a couple of hours searching the area for Hughes before his body was recovered not far from where his belongings were found.

Kanawha County Sheriff Deputies couldn't confirm the identity of the body.

Crews were out searching the river Wednesday evening, looking for a man reported missing last night. They believed he was in the river because all of his belongings were inside his nearby home.

The search was conducted near Walgrove and Blue Creek Roads.

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