published Thursday, July 26th, 2012

Body of Moccasin Bend Mental Health Facility escapee found

The body of a man who escaped the Moccasin Bend Mental Health Facility on Tuesday has been found.

Chattanooga police responded to a body found on the shoreline of the Tennessee River at 11:06 a.m. approximately one mile downriver from the facility, according to a news release.

The body was recovered and has been identified as Waylon Farless.

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