The man whose body was found in the Savannah River on July 19 by a fisherman has been identified as an Alabama resident.
Richmond County authorities were able to identify the man as 38-year-old Jermaine Pate of Georgiana, Alabama. He was identified using his fingerprints, Coroner Mark Bowen said. The death is being considered suspicious pending autopsy results.
A fisherman made the grim discovery on July 19 and immediately called 911. The Coroner’s Office responded and recovered the body along 630 Riverfront Drive in Augusta, which is a large open field.
It’s not clear what Pate was doing in the Augusta-Aiken area, but his Facebook page identifies some of his friends as Aiken residents.
