Found Deceased TN - Tamia Taylor, 21, met friend at 11:30pm and got on a riverboat, when riverboat docked she was missing, Memphis, 9 Sep 2023

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Weren't there any "designated drivers" among all the folks on the boat, sober enough to see her? I can't understand how there is no legal consequence to the "Booze Cruise" company when they dock and turn a whole boatload of inebriated people loose to drive away. It's not like they could walk home. MOO MOO MOO
Seriously, most bars nowadays have a limit on how much they’ll serve, for liability reasons. OTOH, she had her own bottle, so who knows.
But then Calling it a booze cruise seems a bit outrageous to me!
 
Seriously, most bars nowadays have a limit on how much they’ll serve, for liability reasons. OTOH, she had her own bottle, so who knows.
But then Calling it a booze cruise seems a bit outrageous to me!
Her cousin went to pick her up. That made me wonder if it's not usual for folks to have made arrangements prior to the cruise. They come back to a big parking lot (my guess). We know there are golf cart "taxis" operating to take people short distances. So, perhaps to a line of regular auto taxis? Hotel shuttles?
 
Her cousin went to pick her up. That made me wonder if it's not usual for folks to have made arrangements prior to the cruise. They come back to a big parking lot (my guess). We know there are golf cart "taxis" operating to take people short distances. So, perhaps to a line of regular auto taxis? Hotel shuttles?
One can see what it looks like if you go to this video on youtube, taken Jun 2023. There are three parts to it. There is no parking near the riverboat area as that's historic cobblestone the people are walking up to get to the sidewalk.

Look this up in youtube.

Midnight Booze Cruise Boat Party in Memphis (pt1) #901bwn #boatparty #memphis​

 
One can see what it looks like if you go to this video on youtube, taken Jun 2023. There are three parts to it. There is no parking near the riverboat area as that's historic cobblestone the people are walking up to get to the sidewalk.

Look this up in youtube.

Midnight Booze Cruise Boat Party in Memphis (pt1) #901bwn #boatparty #memphis​

Thanks for that. I see two different staircases for folks to come down. Now I have more questions than ever.

In the video of Tamia dancing, she could barely keep her balance. If she continued to drink on the cruise, her state could have become much worse, although we have no idea at what point the video was taken.

I can't see her exiting and going up that hill unassisted. Someone on that cruise should have noticed Tamia's state and the fact she was being helped to walk up that ramp? I can see how the "friends" could have missed her exit - it looked like waves of folks exiting in groups. If they were up on the second floor, or even towards the back of the boat on the first floor, they would have missed her exiting. No one was moving very fast though.

I looked at the temps of the Mississipi River in Memphis at this time of year - 67-68 degrees. If Tamia went overboard, wouldn't she have been found by now? It's been two weeks.
 
Thanks for that. I see two different staircases for folks to come down. Now I have more questions than ever.

In the video of Tamia dancing, she could barely keep her balance. If she continued to drink on the cruise, her state could have become much worse, although we have no idea at what point the video was taken.

I can't see her exiting and going up that hill unassisted. Someone on that cruise should have noticed Tamia's state and the fact she was being helped to walk up that ramp? I can see how the "friends" could have missed her exit - it looked like waves of folks exiting in groups. If they were up on the second floor, or even towards the back of the boat on the first floor, they would have missed her exiting. No one was moving very fast though.

I looked at the temps of the Mississipi River in Memphis at this time of year - 67-68 degrees. If Tamia went overboard, wouldn't she have been found by now? It's been two weeks.
Depending on the current and if her body is trapped in debris or vegetation along the river.
Prayers she s found soon.
 
One can see what it looks like if you go to this video on youtube, taken Jun 2023. There are three parts to it. There is no parking near the riverboat area as that's historic cobblestone the people are walking up to get to the sidewalk.

Look this up in youtube.

Midnight Booze Cruise Boat Party in Memphis (pt1) #901bwn #boatparty #memphis​

Thank you for posting this. That is one long, rough exit.
 
The body was discovered south of West Memphis across from President’s Island. No information on the identity of the individual has been released.
 

WREG News Channel 3

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A body was recovered from the Mississippi River on the Arkansas side of the I-40 bridge Saturday afternoon, according to Crittenden County Sheriff’s Office.


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Any locals have an idea where that video is located? Is that a bridge?

ETA - Memphis to President's Island
Not sure which bridge it is, there are two.
Media is saying I-40 Arkansas side. I can’t link to the media source because it’s blocked in my country but it’s in the post just above yours. The bridge on the map is just above where the riverboats leave from.
 
Any locals have an idea where that video is located? Is that a bridge?

ETA - Memphis to President's Island
Not sure which bridge it is, there are two.
Presidents Island is just off the old bridge. Which is the I-55 bridge. Not the “new bridge” Hernandez desoto or I-40 bridge.

Edit: Henando de Soto bridge. Didn’t realize auto correct changed it….lol
 
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I live about 60 miles NNW of Memphis. Use to work down on presidents island. Just checked Google map to refresh my memory. There are no conveyors between the I-40 and I-55 bridges on the Arkansas side. The conveyor systems are down stream from the I-55 bridge on the Arkansas side across from Presidents Island.
 
I live about 60 miles NNW of Memphis. Use to work down on presidents island. Just checked Google map to refresh my memory. There are no conveyors between the I-40 and I-55 bridges on the Arkansas side. The conveyor systems are down stream from the I-55 bridge on the Arkansas side across from Presidents Island.
I’ve been looking too and I can’t find anything. The conveyor comes out straight from the building and I’m pretty sure from the video from the news channel you can see a bridge in the background because you can see the arches/framework. Nothing really north of the bridge however and I’ve been scanning the area for a while. The other side of the river seems pretty peaceful too and not so wide from one side to the other. Anyway, I feel silly thinking about this when a poor person has been found dead. IMO.

ETA: news reporter says it took them about 20 min to get there from the bridge.
 
I’ve been looking too and I can’t find anything. The conveyor comes out straight from the building and I’m pretty sure from the video from the news channel you can see a bridge in the background because you can see the arches/framework. Nothing really north of the bridge however and I’ve been scanning the area for a while. The other side of the river seems pretty peaceful too and not so wide from one side to the other. Anyway, I feel silly thinking about this when a poor person has been found dead. IMO.

ETA: news reporter says it took them about 20 min to get there from the bridge.
Was wondering if it may not have been Kinder Morgan down at the port of West Memphis. But if it was a 20 min drive that may rule it out. I may be wrong but thought I seen part of a crane boom in the video. It’s the only crane I see on the river in that area.
 
I’ve been looking too and I can’t find anything. The conveyor comes out straight from the building and I’m pretty sure from the video from the news channel you can see a bridge in the background because you can see the arches/framework. Nothing really north of the bridge however and I’ve been scanning the area for a while. The other side of the river seems pretty peaceful too and not so wide from one side to the other. Anyway, I feel silly thinking about this when a poor person has been found dead. IMO.

ETA: news reporter says it took them about 20 min to get there from the bridge.
And also stated she didn't know where she was, lol.

Regardless, it's not too far from where the cruise area is right?
 

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