COVINGTON, Ga. (AP) - Authorities in Georgia are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found under a bridge.
Cortney Morrison with the Newton County Sheriff’s Office tells WSB-TV that 27-year-old Kelly Marshall’s body was found on Saturday by kayakers under a bridge along the Yellow River. A cause of death isn’t yet known.
Marshall’s stepfather, Joseph Rayson, tells WSB-TV that Marshall was last seen Friday night with her boyfriend.
Morrison says Marshall’s boyfriend hasn’t been called a suspect or a person of interest. He’s currently at the Walton County Jail on charges related to a police chase.
Marshall’s body was taken to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation crime lab for an autopsy.
Marshall had two young children and didn’t live far from the Yellow River.
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Information from: WSB-TV, https://www.wsbtv.com/index.html
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