ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a body found last week in the Missouri River was that of a 24-year-old Missouri man.

Officials have identified the man as James Ford, 24, St. Joseph.

Police say he went missing early Wednesday after going swimming with a woman. His body was found Thursday morning in the river near Atchison, Kansas.

A preliminary autopsy listed the cause of death as drowning.