East Ridge police have identified the man whose body was found Thursday in West Chickamauga Creek.
Barry A. Moody, 22, of Ooltewah, was found near the walking track of the creek in Camp Jordan, according to an East Ridge Public Safety news release.
Police do not suspect foul play at this time, but the case is being treated as a homicide because of the unknown circumstances surrounding Mr. Moody’s death, said safety spokesman Erik Hopkins.
The investigation is considered ongoing, pending the results of the medical examiner’s report, he said.
Interstate 24 wreck leaves one dead
One person was killed Friday afternoon on Interstate 24 in a two-vehicle crash involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger vehicle, according to the Tennessee Highway Patrol.
The wreck occurred in Marion County in eastbound lanes near mile marker 161, Mike Browning with the Tennessee Department of Safety said.
Mr. Browning identified the passenger who was killed as Ashley Branch but has not released names of any others involved in the accident.