Body found in Georgia is that of missing man

HAWKINSVILLE, Ga. (AP) - A Georgia sheriff says a body found on the riverbank is that of a man reported missing back in January.

WMAZ-TV reports Pulaski County Sheriff Danny Brannen said Wednesday they’ve identified the man as 42-year-old Kevin Patterson, of Forsyth.

Patterson’s body was found at the Mile Branch Boat Landing over the weekend. That’s the same landing where someone was caught on surveillance video on Jan. 23 rolling Patterson’s car into the river.

At the time, crews searched the river, but Brannen says water levels were high and they didn’t find anything.

The sheriff says there’s no obvious sign of a crime, but they won’t know for sure until the coroner provides a cause of death.

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Information from: WMAZ-TV, http://www.wmaz.com/