Authorities have located the deceased body of a person previously reported missing in Itawamba County.
On Monday, Anthony Terrell Morgan was reported missing to the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Office. According to the report, his last known whereabouts were the Blue Majik Bar and Grill in Tupelo.
A day later, law enforcement officials were tipped by boaters on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway of the presence of a human body in the water. Investigators responded to the Peppertown boat ramp. Upon arrival, the deceased body was spotted approximately 500 yards from the boat ramp. The vehicle Morgan had last operated was also in the water.
The case remains under investigation and is pending the results of an autopsy. The Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks and Itawamba County Emergency Management assisted the Itawamba County Sheriff’s Department in the case.
