Kanawha City Frank
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^^^^^ Also a valid point. As to where her body would have ended up had she been thrown in the water, she would have been carried a couple of miles downstream to be caught at the Marmet Locks & Dam. That is, of course, had she not gotten caught up on underwater obstructions or bank debris.
I will actually speak with the first person to find the body later today or tomorrow. What I want to know is the condition of the body, and the positioning of the remains. Was her head lower than her feet; was there marked lividity as one would expect following four days on a river bank. Was there scavenging by rodents, insects &c? Was there purge, skin slippage and signs of decomposition? Considering it was mid-March and the temperature was likely freezing or below overnight, I would not expect marked decomposition. What was the ambient temperature compared with the body temp? (In that regard, I have requested weather data for the entire period from the Marmet Locks).
I will actually speak with the first person to find the body later today or tomorrow. What I want to know is the condition of the body, and the positioning of the remains. Was her head lower than her feet; was there marked lividity as one would expect following four days on a river bank. Was there scavenging by rodents, insects &c? Was there purge, skin slippage and signs of decomposition? Considering it was mid-March and the temperature was likely freezing or below overnight, I would not expect marked decomposition. What was the ambient temperature compared with the body temp? (In that regard, I have requested weather data for the entire period from the Marmet Locks).