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Body Found In River Linked To Missing Tampa Man
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Officials have not positively identified the body of a man pulled from the Hillsborough River. However, family mem- bers believe the man is a Tampa resident.
According to the Tampa Police Department, the unidentified African American man was discovered in the Hillsborough River near N. 40th Street on January 1st. The body was transported to the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office for positive identification.
The Medical Examiner has not officially released the iden- tity of the man or his cause of death.
Meanwhile, detectives with the Hillsborough County Sher- iff’s Office received a missing person’s report on January 1st pertaining to a missing person.
According to a spokesper- son for the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office, 63- year-old Clennon Fletcher was reported missing at 10:47 a.m., on Tuesday, January 1st.
Fletcher was reportedly last seen around 3 p.m., at the Colonial Assisted Living Facil- ity, 11722 N. 17th Street, on De- cember 26, 2018.
CLENNON FLETCHER (Photo released by Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office of missing man)
Both investigations are pending positive identification by the Hillsborough County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Ms. Alicia Fletcher has posted a request for donations on her Facebook page and tagged several individuals. She stated, “We need help for burial of our family mem- ber, Clennon Fletcher. Yes, he’s the one that was found in Hillsborough River on New Year’s.
Anything will help and nothing is too small. It all will be greatly appreci- ated and thanks in ad- vance!”
Happy Birthday
ASIA
Coming off your Christmas celebration, we bring to you this week’s Spotlight feature, Asia. This young lady deserves all of the praise she gets, because she’s worked so hard to get to the door of opportunity. Asia says she expects bigger and better things in 2019, and promises she will be a force to reckon with. Congratulations to Asia as this week’s Spot- light feature.
VIVIAN HEYWARD
Happy Birthday to a com- passionate and caring person.
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