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Clayton County police investigating after body found in river

The body was found in a Clayton County river.

Credit: Henri Hollis

Credit: Henri Hollis

The body was found in a Clayton County river.
By Liset Cruz
March 27, 2022

A body was found floating in a river Saturday morning near Riverdale, Clayton County police told Channel 2 Action News.

A resident called police around 10:45 a.m. to report something suspicious in the Flint River off Garden Walk Boulevard at Upper Riverdale Road. When officers responded, they discovered a body floating in the water, Channel 2 reported.

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The body was recovered but the victim has not been identified. The cause of death and time spent in the water are unknown at this time.

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Liset Cruz is an intern for Atlanta Now. She is a senior at the University of Georgia majoring in journalism and sociology with minors in Latinx studies and human services. She aspires to become an investigative reporter and cover politics, crime, immigration and civil rights.

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