Thursday, May 17, 2012

Body Identified As Charleston Man

{Charleston, West Virginia}...The state Medical Examiner's office is conducting an autopsy on the body of 31 year old Tarone Taylor of Charleston, a man discovered Wednesday evening in the Kanawha River. South Charleston Police responded to the scene after a man cleaning his boat in Dunbar discovered the body floating off the end of his dock and notified Dunbar police. South Charleston police were called to investigate, because they have jurisdiction over the river. Taylor had been missing since May 8th. South Charleston Assistant Police Chief Robert Houck says Taylor may have jumped from the Dunbar Toll Bridge, but rains have kept the river running at a high flow in recent weeks and the body could have come from anywhere upstream several weeks ago. South Charleston Police say foul play is not suspected.