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GBI releases sketch of woman found by boaters in Chattahoochee River

The GBI Medical Examiner says the woman was found in the Chattahoochee River.
The GBI Medical Examiner says the woman was found in the Chattahoochee River.
July 17, 2019

A woman’s body was found in the Chattahoochee River, and the GBI is hoping a sketch will lead to information about her identity.

A boater found the woman’s body in the river July 7, officials told Channel 2 Action News. She was pulled from the water south of I-20 in Fulton County, the news station reported.

Authorities believe she might have been near the river for the Fourth of July.

The woman was wearing a distinctive pair of earrings.
The woman was wearing a distinctive pair of earrings.

On Wednesday, the agency released a sketch of the woman’s likeness. The medical examiner has not been able to determine her cause of death, but there are no obvious signs of foul play, Channel 2 reported.

The GBI said the woman is likely between the ages of 22 and 35 years old. She is about 5 feet, 5 inches tall and 110 pounds.

The agency noted the woman had a pair of distinctive earrings on her person.

Anyone with information on the woman’s identity is urged to contact Fulton County police.

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