May 28, 2022, | 12:30 am
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units were dispatched to a call in the 1000 block of Harbour Shore Drive at 10:15 pm on May 27, 2022, for a person last seen mowing near the water; the family could not locate the individual. Patrol arrived on the scene at 10:22 pm; the mower was in the water with no sign of the individual. Rural Metro Fire Department and the Knoxville Rescue Squad also responded. The Officers and rescue personnel went into the water to search for the individual. It was a short time later that they discovered the body of a male matching the description the family provided upon arrival. The Knox County Medical Examiner was called to the scene. The deceased’s body will be taken to the Knox County Forensic Center to undergo an examination.
We will release more information as it becomes available, including the victim’s name once all notifications have been made.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.[Image.jpeg]
Knox County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Units were dispatched to a call in the 1000 block of Harbour Shore Drive at 10:15 pm on May 27, 2022, for a person last seen mowing near the water; the family could not locate the individual. Patrol arrived on the scene at 10:22 pm; the mower was in the water with no sign of the individual. Rural Metro Fire Department and the Knoxville Rescue Squad also responded. The Officers and rescue personnel went into the water to search for the individual. It was a short time later that they discovered the body of a male matching the description the family provided upon arrival. The Knox County Medical Examiner was called to the scene. The deceased’s body will be taken to the Knox County Forensic Center to undergo an examination.
We will release more information as it becomes available, including the victim’s name once all notifications have been made.
Our thoughts and prayers go out to the family.[Image.jpeg]