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Body found in Tennessee River near Amnicola Highway identified

Officers are working near the boat dock at the Tennessee Riverpark.
Officers are working near the boat dock at the Tennessee Riverpark. Officers are working near the boat dock at the Tennessee Riverpark.

The Hamilton County Medical Examiner has identified the body found by fishermen in the Tennessee River on Jan. 13, according to a Chattanooga Police Department news release.

The body is that of Wallace Warfield who was reported missing by family members on Dec. 28, 2016. Full autopsy reports are pending on official cause of death.

The body was found along the east bank of the river off Amnicola Highway.