Crime & Safety
Body Found on Yellow River Not Identified Yet
Not clear yet whether body found Saturday is missing teen last seen on the river in November.
Gwinnett County authorities are still trying to identify a body found Saturday evening on the Yellow River, according to reports, including WSBTV.
A kayaker found the body between Bending River Trail and Stone Mountain Highway.
“The only thing I can tell you right now is that it’s a male. That’s it. It’s an unknown race,” Sgt. Randy Work told reporters.
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It has not been determined whether the body is that of missing Jaheem McGhee, a 14-year-old last seen Nov. 19 as he was trying to cross the river.
Authorities had searched along the river in the days following his disappearance, but never located the teen.
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