Water rescue crews and Winnipeg police worked together to recover a man's body from the Assiniboine River Wednesday night.

Family notifications have been made and foul play is not suspected, police said on Thursday morning.

Water rescue crews pulled a body from the Assiniboine River Wednesday night near the Maryland Street Bridge. Police received a call from the Fire-Paramedic Service Wednesday evening.

Several rescue workers could be seen on the banks of the river near Maryland Street around 8:30 p.m.

Jordan Trachilis was fishing near Dominion Street when he saw something floating in the water. At first, he thought it was a woman.

"She floated by and sure enough, we turned around and seen her … her head submerged under the water. It was a sad sight," he said.

"I pulled out the fishing rod, I tried reeling her in. She's about 15 yards out from where we were standing."

Late Wednesday night police said the body belonged to an adult male.

An autopsy is still pending to determine the exact cause of death.