Sumter County, AL – A missing persons investigation in Alabama has ended in tragedy after search teams located the bodies of a mother and child in the Tombigbee River this week.
According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA), the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) opened an investigation on Wednesday, Sept. 24, into the disappearance of 32-year-old Shardee McGill and her child. The pair were last believed to be in Jackson, Mississippi, on Sunday, Sept. 21.
Authorities reported McGill’s vehicle, a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, was discovered on Sept. 23 in the Epes community in Sumter County. ALEA, with assistance from the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, FBI field offices in Jackson and Birmingham, the Jackson Police Department, and the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, launched a multi-agency search operation.
On Thursday, Sept. 25, ALEA confirmed the body of an adult female was recovered from the Tombigbee River in Sumter County. The following day, Sept. 26, the body of a child was also located in the river. Officials said both identifications are pending final confirmation by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences.
The investigation remains active, and no additional details have been released.
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