Body in river identified as Louisville man

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November 11, 2009

Victim reportedly jumped from Clark Memorial Bridge

By MATT THACKER The News and Tribune Wed Nov 11, 2009, 07:53 PM EST

The body found in the Ohio River on Tuesday has been identified as 36-year-old Eric Harmon of Louisville, Floyd County Coroner Leslie Knable said.

A missing persons report was filed for Harmon on Nov. 1.

“He matches the description of a person believed to have jumped off the (Clark Memorial) Bridge on Oct. 30,” Knable said.

Evidence in the case appears to point to suicide.

A deckhand at the R. Gallagher Generating Station near Jackson Street in New Albany reportedly saw a body in the river just before 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday.

Knable said the body may have floated to the top after barges in the area were moved.

The family, which is from Georgia, has been notified, Knable said.

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