A fisherman hooked and reeled in a man’s body while fishing on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia on Tuesday evening, according to Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan.
Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, a group of men were fishing on the Chattahoochee River in Columbus, Georgia, when they made the gruesome discovery.
“In 12 years, this is the first time that I’ve had a fisherman hook a body and bring it to shore,” Bryan said. “This guy probably thought he had caught the biggest catfish ever.”
Authorities are asking for the public’s help in determining the man’s identity.
“In 12 years, this is the first time that I’ve had a fisherman hook a body and bring it to shore”
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“Somebody’s got to know this guy, they’ve got to know him,” Bryan said.
Authorities believe the body is of a likely homeless man who reportedly jumped into the river on Feb. 7.
“Officers got called out to this area, which is notorious for people drowning. This guy was having some issue, was probably high on meth or something from the way he was acting. He was also naked,” Bryan said.
Bryan added that the Columbus police officers who were at the scene nearly two weeks ago confirmed the body was the same man.
“We were able to identify him as a Caucasian male probably in his mid and late 50s. We were able to roll him over and identify him as the guy from two weeks ago because of his cross tattoo on his shoulder blade. It’s about 3 inches tall and 3 inches wide,” said Bryan.
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