NANNING - Police said Saturday they found a local court official dead in a river in South China's Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region.

The body of Wang Chuanfu, vice president of the court of Yangshuo County, was found floating in a river in Longzhai Village of Baisha Township Saturday morning, police said.  

Police have ruled out murder in the 49-year-old man's death, but are still investigating the cause.