Muscogee County Coroner releases identity of man recovered from Chattahoochee River
A Columbus man has been identified by coroner officials after being recovered Thursday evening from the river.
Columbus Fire Marshal John Shull confirmed Columbus Fire and EMS water rescue crews responded on Thursday, November 30, 2023 to the Chattahoochee River near South Lumpkin Road / Oxbow Meadows. They responded after reports of a body submerged in water were called into authorities.
They recovered the body out of the river later in the evening. Muscogee County Deputy Coroner Dustin Harrelson was called to the scene, along with investigators.
Muscogee County Coroner Buddy Bryan identified the deceased subject as 32-year-old Roderick A. Carter. Carter is being sent to the GBI Crime Lab for an autopsy to confirm it was a drowning-related death.
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