Body found in Schuylkill River identified as 'Shark Tank' entrepreneur

UNIVERSITY CITY (WPVI) -- Authorities have identified the body pulled from the Schuylkill River near Walnut Street on Thursday.

The medical examiner has confirmed the victim was 58-year-old Philip Reitnour.

Reitnour was the entrepreneur behind the app "Emergensee" and was featured on an episode of ABC's Shark Tank.

RELATED: Man's body pulled from Schuylkill River in University City section of Philadelphia

Body found in Schuylkill River: Rick Williams reports during Action News at Noon on October 12, 2017.

Court records reveal he was three million dollars in debt and being sued.

Police are investigating his death.

The medical examiner has not ruled on the cause.

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