Woman’s body found in Monongahela River closes Sandcastle until Labor Day weekend

(Story written by Noah Haswell of Beaver County Radio, Published on August 30, 2024 at 4:37 A.M.)

(Pittsburgh, PA) A woman’s body was found close to Sandcastle Waterpark in the Monongahela River. First responders went to the scene at 1:30 p.m. on Thursday and the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office identified the dead victim as 36-year-old Latasha Jefferson, who according to the Pittsburgh Bureau of police, was reported missing on Wednesday. No suspicious activity was reported from the Allegheny County police’s homicide unit. After the body was found, Sandcastle closed for the remaining hours of Thursday and has been operating on just weekends, but the waterpark will be open this Labor Day weekend and then close for the rest of their season.