GA GA - Edward Harwell, 5, Carrollton, 25 Mar 1983

[TwinkieDefense]

Jan 12, 2026 article

Brother seeks answers 42 years after west Georgia boy vanished near river, never seen since

Five-year-old Edward Harwell vanished March 25, 1983, near the Little Tallapoosa River by his Carrollton home. More than 40 years later, questions remain.

www.11alive.com

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Edward vanished March 25 of that year after relatives were told he fell into the Little Tallapoosa River near his home in Carrollton.

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Edward was never entered into a national missing children database, Harwell said leaving almost no official trace of his existence beyond the original reports.

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[ChatteringBirds]

It looks like he was finally added to NamUs under the name "Noah Edward Harwell" on January 8, 2026 and a thread was opened here on January 9th using the name "Noah Harwell."

GA Thread 'GA - Noah Harwell, 5, Carrolton, 25 Mar 1983'

Jan 9, 2026

New on Namus.

Noah was last seen on March 25th, 1983, by a child who was playing near the river (Little Tallapoosa), who stated that he saw him fall into the river, northeast of what is now a Mobile Home Park, Carrollton, Georgia. This incident was reported to the Carrollton Police Department on the date mentioned above, where searches were conducted with negative results. Noah was believed to have reddish-blonde hair, blueish-hazel eyes, and a red birthmark on his left cheek.

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[TwinkieDefense]

Thanks @ChatteringBirds I’ll alert the mods of my duplicate post.

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Thanks @ChatteringBirds I’ll alert the mods of my duplicate post.

It's okay. I asked for the threads to be merged.