10/25/09 - Alcorn Co., Mississippi
Investigators in Alcorn County,
Mississippi are still trying to identify the body of a woman who
floated up on the banks of the Tuscumbia River on Sunday
afternoon.
Harrison Childs considers Alcorn
County a good place to live. "This is a place we live and raise
our family and this is the type of thing we do not like to have
happen here," said Childs.
That is why Childs and others
still cannot believe someone found a body floating in a nearby
river. "We found a white female floating face down," said Alcorn
County Sheriff's Department Investigator Jerry Rogers.
According to the Alcorn County
Sheriff's Department, a hunter saw the body floating in some
brush near a boat dock on County Road 750 around 12 p.m. Sunday
afternoon. "She was wearing a red long sleeve t-shirt, Levi blue
jeans, and white new balance tennis shoes," said Rogers.
Investigators said they are not
quite sure how long the body was floating in the river, but they
did say it could have been 24 hours or as long as a week.
Deputies still do not know what
happened to the woman, or how she ended up in the river. "Until
the autopsy is performed, we have no idea if this an accident,
foul play, suicide, or anything," said Rogers.
Childs believes part of Alcorn
County is dangerous. "I do not come down a lot at night through
here because you know anything can happen in this remote area,"
said Childs.
Until deputies find out what
happened, members of the community plan to stay on alert.
Investigators said they have some
new leads and hoped to identify the body by tomorrow morning.