Police: Missing CDC Worker Timothy Cunningham's Body Recovered in Atlanta River

Police say the body of a CDC employee reported missing more than six weeks ago has been found in an Atlanta river.

Atlanta Police Department spokesman Carlos Campos said in a news release Thursday that Timothy Cunningham's body was recovered by rescue workers in the Chattahoochee River in northwest Atlanta late Tuesday evening.

No other details were immediately available. Police planned a news conference for later Thursday.