COLBERT COUNTY-The ALEA(Alabama Law Enforcement Agency) has issued a statement on the recovery of The body of Jacob Sanders and the progress of the search for his brother Jeremiah Sanders:
“At approximately 8:30 a.m. today, March 15, the body of Jacob Cody Sanders, 24, was located by fisherman and later recovered from the waters of Pickwick Lake near Pride Landing.
The search for Jeremiah Michael Sanders, 29, continues through air and water searches.
ALEA would like to thank the Emergency Management Agency’s offices in Colbert and Lauderdale counties, City of Florence, Tennessee Valley Authority, Civil Air Patrol, as well as the numerous additional first responders and local volunteers who are participating in the search efforts.
Nothing further is available as the investigation into this incident is ongoing by ALEA’s Marine Patrol Division. “
Senior Trooper Johnathan Appling
Public Information/Education Unit
Alabama Law Enforcement Agency
