SHEFFIELD – Police were called to the scene about 5:30 pm Thanksgiving Day. The evidence was right there near the center of the Old Railroad Bridge that told investigators something serious had happened. It looked like a murder had taken place right there.
Today, about 2:30pm a body was recovered there in about 12 feet of water by divers from the Florence Police Department.
Family and friends of Brioni Rutland, 27, of Tuscumbia hold solemn vigil while divers search for a body onder the Old Railroad Bridge
Family and friends of Brioni Rutland, who were holding a vigil up on Cliff Haven where they could have a view of the recovery operation, feared the worst. As of this writing, the body has not been officially identified. But the signs were there.
The Quad-Cities Daily caught up with Police Chiefs, Greg Ray of Sheffield, and Tony Logan of Tuscumbia to find out they had learned.
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