SHARKEY COUNTY AUTHORITIES RECOVER BODY 07-06-08

THE SEARCH IS OVER FOR A MISSING ANGUILLA MAN! STATE WILDLIFE AND SHARKEY COUNTY OFFICIALS RECOVERED THE BODY OF CHARLES CARTER THIS AFTERNOON. CARTER HAD BEEN MISSING SINCE SATURDAY MORNING.  A FRIEND CALLED THE SHARKEY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT SAYING HE MIGHT HAVE JUMPED OFF THE SUNFLOWER RIVER BRIDGE.  AUTHORITIES SAY CARTER WHO IS IN HIS LATE FIFTIES HITCHED A RIDE WITH HIS FRIEND. AFTER BEING DROPPED OFF IN THE AREA OF THE BRIDGE, HE ALLEGEDLY WENT BACK TO THE BRIDGE.  THE FRIEND NOTICED HIS HAT AND SHOES ON THE BRIDGE. DIVE TEAMS FROM BOLIVAR AND YAZOO COUNTIES SEARCHED FOR CARTER. HIS BODY HAS BEEN TAKEN TO PEARL FOR AN AUTOPSY TO DETERMINE MANNER AND CAUSE OF DEATH.