SAVANNAH, GA (June 1, 2011): Police are investigating the death of a man whose body was found floating in the Savannah River near the Lincoln Street ramp Wednesday afternoon.
Pleasure boaters noticed the body in the middle of the river about 4 p.m. and pulled it to a city dock before calling police. Identification found on the body indicated the victim was a black male in his mid-30s from another state. Savannah-Chatham Metropolitan Police are working to confirm that identity.
A section of the Savannah Riverwalk was closed off for several hours until Savannah Fire could remove the body.
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