EMPORIA, VA. (THECOUNT) — Missing Emporia, Virginia man, Jamier Leonard, has been identified as the body pulled from the Meherrin River earlier this month, according to Monday reports.
The body of Leonard, 21, who was last seen July 25 at 212-B Meherrin Lane in Emporia, was recovered on August 1 while the Emporia Police Department and Greensville County Sheriff’s Office were searching for him along the Meherrin River.
His body was located approximately 100 yards from the I-95 bridge.
A cause of death has not been released at this time.
Police say Leonard’s family was notified of the positive identification on Friday, August 16, reports WTVR.
Geo quick facts: Emporia is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia, surrounded by Greensville County, in the United States. It and a predecessor town have been the county seat of Greensville County since 1791. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,927, making it the second-least populous city in Virginia – Wikipedia.
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