A body that was recovered from the Kanawha River last year has been identified as a man who was reported missing in 2022. A news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said the remains were identified as Mark Coles, 68, of Rand, who was reported missing on Nov. 3, 2022, by his family. The body was recovered from the Kanawha River in Montgomery in January 2023. The Marshall University Forensic Science Center conducted a familial DNA test and the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner confirmed the identity. There was video evidence of Coles getting on a Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation bus on Oct. 30, 2022, before getting off at Hughes Creek. He was later seen near the Montgomery Bridge and the Smithers area.