Crime & Safety
Body Pulled From Cumberland
Nashville firefighters pulled a body which had been in the water "for some time" from the Cumberland River Wednesday night.
NASHVILLE, TN -- Nashville firefighters pulled a body from the Cumberland River Wednesday night.
The Nashville Fire Department and Emergency Operations Center personnel removed the body from the river near Cleece's Ferry around 8:30 p.m. At 5:15 p.m., a fisherman reported he saw the body floating on a piece of driftwood near Rock Harbor Marina a few miles upriver.
"It appears the person has been in the water for some time," NFD tweeted.
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The deceased was identified only as a white male. An investigation into the man's identity and the cause of death.
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