Metro Atlanta
Body found in river behind Georgia college
June 14, 2016
A fisherman on Sunday discovered a body floating in a river behind the Thornwood campus of Shorter University.
The body had been in the Coosa River for at least four months, Floyd County Chief Deputy Coroner Gene Proctor told the Rome News-Tribune.
The body was sent to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab for positive identification.
“Any identification is in the far distance,” Proctor told the News-Tribune.
About the Author
Asia Simone Burns is a watchdog reporter for the AJC. Burns was formerly an intern in AJC’s newsroom and now writes about crime. She is a graduate of Samford University and has previously reported for NPR and WABE, Atlanta’s NPR member station.
