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

Saturday, October 14, 2017
UNIVERSITY CITY -- Authorities have identified the body pulled from Pennsylvania's 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.

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Court records reveal he was 3 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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