Man's Body Found in Jackson County W.Va.; Victim Identified
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Updated: 4:20 PM Jul 11, 2009
Man's Body Found in Jackson County W.Va.; Victim Identified
We now know the name of the man who was found by fishermen in a creek near Ravenswood Thursday afternoon.
Posted: 8:03 PM Jul 9, 2009
Reporter: WSAZ News Staff
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UPDATE: Friday, July 10 @ 10:20am
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- We now know the name of the man who was found by fishermen in a creek near Ravenswood Thursday afternoon. Jackson County Sheriff's Deputies identified the man as Eduardo Arellano of Ravenswood.

Deputies say Arellano, 30, was reported missing on July 4.

No word yet on the cause of death. Arellano's body has been sent to the medical examiner's office.



UPDATE 10:35pm
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Authorities in Jackson County are interviewing people to learn more about the body that was found in Sandy Creek.

Police say the body of a man was pulled out of the creek near Ravenswood at around 5:30 Thursday afternoon.

No other details have been released yet. Keep clicking on WSAZ.com for more information.



UPDATE 9:10pm
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Authorities in Ravenswood say it was a man's body that was found in Sandy Creek near Ravenswood.

The body was found around 5:30 this afternoon.

We have a crew on the scene and will continue to update this story as more information becomes available.


ORIGINAL STORY
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- Dispatchers tell WSAZ.com that a body has been found at Ravenswood Riverfront Park in Ravenswood.

Dispatchers say the body was found around 5:30 Thursday afternoon.

No other details are being released at this time.

We have a crew on the way and will continue to update this breaking news as information becomes available.

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Latest Comments

Posted by: Wondering on Jul 13, 2009 at 01:57 PM

Can't WSAZ give us a better update then what they have...makes me want to go to another station to get info...update us!
Posted by: dexter on Jul 10, 2009 at 06:21 AM

thank you me
Posted by: me in r-wood on Jul 9, 2009 at 10:55 PM

i heard it was a hispanic male that had been missing for a week.
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