Identified! LA - Plaquemine, BlkMale, 30's, Mississippi River, Sept'17 *Eugene Hodges*

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[h=3]Officials work to identify body found in Mississippi River; confirm it is NOT inmate who jumped from bridge[/h]

The body was recovered by workers on a tugboat who spotted it in the water around 7 a.m.

It was found between the Court Street landing and the ferry landing. Police Chief Kenneth Payne said investigators are working to identify the body.

"We have what appears to be a black male, maybe in his 30s," Payne explained. "Water has done a lot of damage to facial recognition. It's just hard to see. There are some identifying tattoos on the body. We have been in touch with East Feliciana, who had the inmate that jumped from the Old Mississippi River Bridge. According to the warden, this is not that person. The tattoos don't match."

http://www.tucsonnewsnow.com/story/...nfirm-it-is-not-inmate-who-jumped-from-bridge

 

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Body found in Miss. River near Plaquemine identified

http://www.wbrz.com/news/body-located-near-plaquemine-floating-in-water/

Authorities have identified the man as Eugene Hodges. It is believed Hodges died from injuries sustained during a fall.