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3 Men Who Went Missing While Fishing and Swimming in Mississippi River Found Dead
SHELBY COUNTY, TENNESSEE, JUL 23 – Multi-agency teams used boats, divers, drones, and sonar to recover three Hispanic men aged 20s to 50s after they went missing fishing and swimming in the river.
- On Tuesday night, Shelby County Sheriff's Office crews began searching after three men went missing on a sandbar in the Mississippi River near Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, and the search resumed on July 23.
- The Mississippi River near Shelby Forest has powerful eddy currents that can pull Olympic swimmers under, and its channels hold submerged debris and branches.
- Search teams deployed boats, divers and drones, while Homeland Security and fire agencies joined the operation.
- Authorities located all three men south of the boat ramp, and John Morris said two were found around 11 a.m. and the third at 12:45 p.m.
- Shelby County Fire Department urged people to avoid the Mississippi River, and the medical examiner is determining cause of death as the investigation remains ongoing.
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The bodies were found near Memphis, Tennessee, after an intense search operation
3 Men Who Went Fishing Near Memphis Found Dead
Three men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead near Memphis, Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday. Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday evening after they...
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