KNOX COUNTY, TN. (THECOUNT) — A body has reportedly been found in Beaver Creek in Powell on Saturday, during the search for missing Tennessee man, Jackie Harrison, Knox County officials said.
According to the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, volunteers searching for Harrison, 77, and were near Beaver Creek when they discovered a body around 12:33 p.m.
Investigators responded to the area and the KCSO Dive Team recovered a male body. It was transported to the Knox County Forensics Center for positive identification, reports WVLT.
KCSO did not say whether the body could be Harrison. Harrison, a Knox County man, has been missing since November and has been the subject of an intense search.
The investigation is ongoing.
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Geo quick facts: Knox County is a county in the U.S. state of Tennessee. As of the 2010 census, the population was 432,226, making it the third-most populous county in Tennessee, and the 153rd-most populous county or county-equivalent in the nation. Its county seat is Knoxville, the third-most populous city in Tennessee – Wikipedia.
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