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| Anders Pier: Image from Google Earth |
According
to Apalachicola Police Chief Bobby Varnes, the body of another adult male was
pulled from the Apalachicola River near Anders Pier Friday night July 10, 2015.
Varnes
said that around 6:30 Friday afternoon Sgt. Timothy Davis with the Apalachicola
Police Department received a dispatch from the Franklin County Jail reporting that
a man appeared to be drunk while riding a bicycle in the downtown area.
Varnes
further stated that Sgt. Davis was unable to locate the man, but hours later a bicycle
fitting the description was spotted face down in the river near Anders Pier with a shoe left on top of the pier.
According
to Varnes, it appeared that the man may have driven his bicycle off the pier
and landed face down in about 3 feet of water.
No
foul play is expected. It is believed the man may have drowned, but his remains
have been sent to the Medical Examiner’s office for the exact cause of death to
be determined.
This
marks the second body pulled from that area of the Apalachicola River in the
last four days. Identification is being withheld until the next of kin can be
notified.
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