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UPDATED: Man found dead in Flint River identified; coroner working to determine cause of death

A man found dead in the Flint River has been identified as 62-year-old Jeffery Bernard Little
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UPDATE JULY 22:

Bainbridge Public Safety Police Chief Redell Walton confirmed police are investigating the death of Jeffery Bernard Little who was pulled out of the Flint River July 14.

Neighborhood reporter, AJ Douglas, reached out to the coroner who said the autopsy revealing the cause of death would take three months.

ORIGINAL STORY:

  • A man found dead in the Flint River has been identified as 62-year-old Jeffery Bernard Little.
  • Police are still investigating the circumstances after a man was found dead floating in the Flint River.
  • Watch the story to find out more about the death investigation.

BROADCAST TRANSCRIPT:

A man found dead in the Flint River has been identified as 62-year-old Jeffery Bernard Little.

Sunday around noon a boater reported a man floating in the Flint River.

According to Decatur County deputy coroner DeWitt Phillips, Little was reportedly floating between the Earle May Boat Basin and Bainbridge Marina.

Bainbridge Public Safety police chief, Redell Walton said police are still investigating the circumstances surrounding Little's death.

Phillips said his office is still working to determine a cause of death.