River recovery effort still underway
By Beth Sergent - bsergent@aimmediamidwest.com
Firefighters from Point Pleasant and Gallipolis, along with law enforcement from Gallia and Mason counties, were part of a recovery effort on Friday after a woman reportedly jumped from the Silver Memorial Bridge. (Beth Sergent | OVP)
Firefighters and law enforcement from Gallia and Mason counties gather at the Gallipolis Public Use Area on Friday as part of a river recovery effort. (Beth Sergent | OVP)
GALLIPOLIS, Ohio What began as a rescue has turned into a recovery effort after a woman reportedly jumped from the Silver Memorial Bridge on Friday afternoon.
Sheriff’s dept. investigates woman’s death
Staff Report
MASON, W.Va. The Mason County Sheriff’s Department reports it has identified the body of a woman found on Saturday outside the Town of Mason, W.Va. and is currently investigating her death.
Deputy B.Q. Turner, who is leading the investigation, told the
Register the body of Kaitlyn Zerkle, 30, of the Hartford area, was found after 5 p.m. on Saturday evening, along the 1600-block of Adamsville Road, which is beyond the Mason city limits.
Deputy Turner stated Zerkle’s body had been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston, W.Va. and no cause of death has been released, yet. Turner said the death is considered suspicious at this point in the ongoing investigation.
Sheriff’s dept. investigates woman’s death
Staff Report
MASON, W.Va. The Mason County Sheriff’s Department reports it has identified the body of a woman found on Saturday outside the Town of Mason, W.Va. and is currently investigating her death.
Deputy B.Q. Turner, who is leading the investigation, told the
Register the body of Kaitlyn Zerkle, 30, of the Hartford area, was found after 5 p.m. on Saturday evening, along the 1600-block of Adamsville Road, which is beyond the Mason city limits.
Deputy Turner stated Zerkle’s body had been sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Charleston, W.Va. and no cause of death has been released, yet. Turner said the death is considered suspicious at this point in the ongoing investigation.