Searchers recover victim in Shelbyville

A SEARCH FOR A MAN SEEN JUMPING INTO THE DUCK RIVER IN SHELBYVILLE THURSDAY CAME TO AN END FRIDAY EVENING, WHEN HIS BODY WAS RECOVERED BY EMERGENCY PERSONNEL. MEDIA SOURCES REPORT THAT 50-YEAR-OLD CHRIS RICHARDSON WAS SEEN JUMPING INTO THE DUCK RIVER NEAR THE OLD DAM BUILDING AT FISHERMAN’S PARK AROUND 4 PM THURSDAY. A WOMAN WHO ALSO WENT INTO THE WATER QUICKLY RESURFACED. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE WATER WITH ASSISTANCE. RICHARDSON NEVER MADE IT OUT OF THE WATER. RESCUE CREWS AND FAMILY MEMBERS SEARCHED THE AREA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY UNTIL THE MAN WAS FOUND FRIDAY EVENING AROUND 5:30 PM.

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