A body found Sunday morning in Bedford County has been identified as 42-year-old Sean Peter Placko of Churchville, Va.

On Sunday at 8:30 a.m. this morning, Bedford County 911 Communications Center received a call from a man who reported that while fishing in the James River in the area of the Snowden Bridge found a body.

The Snowden Bridge crosses the James River and connects Bedford and Amherst Counties. Bedford County deputies along with Big Island Fire and Rescue units responded and located the body of a white male in the water on the Bedford side of the river.

After checking surrounding areas, Bedford County Investigators learned the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office took a missing person report on Placko on February 23, 2010.

At this time the cause of death is undetermined and the case is being worked as a death investigation.

Bedford County investigators are working with the Augusta County Sheriff’s investigators.

Anyone who may have information on this investigation is asked to call the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office at 540-586-7827 or Central Virginia Crime Stoppers at 1-888-798-5900. Callers to Crime Stoppers remain anonymous and could receive a reward up to $1000.00.