Body recovered after weekend search of Tennessee River in Florence
After two days of searching, the Florence Police Department’s dive team recovered the body of a Franklin County man who had drowned in the Tennessee River in Florence on Saturday.
“We have recovered the body. The name has not been released,” Joshua Meza, a spokesperson for the city of Florence told AL.com.
On Saturday, boats from the Florence Fire Department, Police Department, Sheffield Fire Department and the Marine Police Division of the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency were in the water searching for the man, who is believed to be in his 30s, according to reports from the Times Daily.
“Several state and local agencies are on scene at McFarland Park due to a possible drowning,” Florence Police Department posted to Facebook on Saturday.
Brad Holmes, Lauderdale County Emergency Management Agency director, said the Saturday search, which began around 5 p.m., was suspended due to darkness at 8:50 p.m. Officials continued searching early Sunday morning, according to reports from the Times Daily.
“The person was at the park with a group at the beach area and swam out to a buoy and had turned around to return to the shoreline. He then began to struggle and went under,” Holmes told the Times Daily.
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