MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL
a division of the
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY

Troop B Headquarters - 308 Pine Crest Drive - Macon, Missouri 63552


NEWS RELEASE

For further information please contact: Sergeant Brent J. Bernhardt
(660) 385-2132
B130910
September 16, 2013

EMPHASIS: Body Found In Mississippi River Near Saverton, Missouri


At approximately 1:45 p.m., on Sunday, September 15, 2013, the Marion County 911 Center received a report of a body floating in the Mississippi River near Sawyers Creek, in Marion County. A marine operations trooper from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Marion County Sheriff's Department deputies, and Hannibal Fire Department personnel responded to the area and at 2:15 p.m. located the body of an unidentified female in the Mississippi River near Saverton, Missouri.

On September 16, 2013, an autopsy was performed on the body at the Boone County Medical Examiner's Office in Columbia, Missouri. Although the results of the examination are pending, the investigation is being treated as a homicide. The identity and age of the female victim is currently unknown. The investigation is being conducted by members of the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and the Marion County Sheriff's Department. The public is asked to report any information they may have regarding this investigation to the Missouri State Highway Patrol at 660-385-2132, or the Marion County Sheriff's Department at 573-769-2077.

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