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Post by Chattanooga Police on Apr 12, 2009 7:26:41 GMT -5
April 11, 2009
This morning around 1018 am Chattanooga Police were called to the 500 block of Manufacturers Road on a body found in the river.
The call came in from 2 fishermen who saw the unidentified body in the water on the north side of the river. Volunteer State Rescue was called to retrieve the body from the water and Hamilton County EMS will transport the body to the medical examiners office.
The identity of the victim is unknown and the investigation will continue. I will update this release when I receive more information.
Sergeant Rick Mincy
Chattanooga Police Department
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Post by Chattanooga Police on Apr 12, 2009 7:27:13 GMT -5
April 11, 2009
This is a update on the body found in the river this morning. It is believed that the body is a male. The race and age are unknown due to the condition of the body.
The unknown male was dressed in tennis shoes, blue jeans, blue belt, and a long sleeve T-shirt with gray/blue sleeves with red cuffs and the word ALLSTARS on the chest.
Chattanooga Police Homicide Detectives are continuing the investigation.
Sergeant Rick Mincy
Chattanooga Police Department
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Post by Warkitty on Apr 12, 2009 8:44:05 GMT -5
A floater. How often do we get floaters?
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Apr 12, 2009 8:55:40 GMT -5
i can remember hearing about a few of them. not too many and not too often though.
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Post by gdnwade on Apr 12, 2009 17:08:54 GMT -5
Thank goodness
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Post by goomba on Apr 12, 2009 17:32:29 GMT -5
we do get "floaters"...
usually when I hear about them, they are actually looking for a missing body about the time a "floater" shows up
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Post by Deleted on Apr 12, 2009 18:20:00 GMT -5
My hypothesis is that bodies in water sink until decomposition is sufficient to create enough internal gasses to make the body start to float. I assume that decomposition is slower in cold water than in warm water, so it takes longer for bodies to come to the surface this time of year.
Sound right?
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Post by cadillacdude1975 on Apr 12, 2009 20:22:51 GMT -5
makes sense.
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Post by dvc on Apr 13, 2009 6:27:06 GMT -5
Unless they are wearing concrete shoes.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 8:00:27 GMT -5
Oh, those are awful!
Have you ever tried tying concrete shoe laces?
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 13, 2009 11:15:56 GMT -5
"Have you ever tried tying concrete shoe laces?"
Several times.
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Post by osrb on Apr 13, 2009 11:33:34 GMT -5
That only happens when the unions find out that you did not vote their way.
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Post by el Gusano on Apr 13, 2009 12:39:34 GMT -5
Or the mafia... oh, wait...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 13:40:38 GMT -5
>> "Have you ever tried tying concrete shoe laces?"
> Several times.
*sigh*
No, LR. I said TYING, not UNtying.
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 13, 2009 16:11:31 GMT -5
The concepts is now cemented in my memory.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 13, 2009 17:58:48 GMT -5
They is?
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Post by LimitedRecourse on Apr 14, 2009 15:38:15 GMT -5
Likes concretes..
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Post by Chattanooga Police on Apr 21, 2009 11:40:34 GMT -5
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
The identity of the body found in the river on April 11th has been positively identified as Raymond Earwood. Back on March 7th of this year, witnesses saw Earwood standing along the outer railing on the Walnut Street walking bridge, removing some personal effects. After a brief comment to some teenagers passing by, he jumped into the water. Despite rescue and recovery efforts following the incident, his body was not found.
On April 11th, the body of a male was pulled from the Tennessee River near the 500 block of Manufacturers Road . Positive identification of the body could not be immediately made due to advanced decomposition. The medical examiner was able to identify Earwood through his medical records.
Sergeant Jerri S. Weary
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Chattanooga Police Department
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Post by goomba on Apr 21, 2009 18:10:52 GMT -5
>Positive identification of the body could not be immediately made due to advanced decomposition.
in other words.... the catfishes got to him
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Post by coffeeshooter on Apr 21, 2009 19:40:42 GMT -5
so sad that someone would want to do this.
i had a friend jump from the walnut street bridge back in the 70s.
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