By Associated Press - Wednesday, April 24, 2019

COVINGTON, Tenn. (AP) - Authorities in Tennessee have found the body of a man who was swept away by flood waters this month.

News outlets report Tipton County Sheriff’s deputies on Tuesday found the body of 47-year-old Kenya Williams.

The sheriff’s office says Williams was swept away by flood waters in a drainage ditch near the Covington Municipal Airport on April 13. His body was found in a nearby creek.



Williams’ cause of death is pending an autopsy at a Memphis forensic center. An investigation is ongoing.

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