Body found by people fishing on French Broad River, Woodfin police say

Fishermen find body in French Broad River wrapped in mud, debris, police say

Fishermen found a body in the French Broad River Sunday that was covered in debris and mud, according to the Woodfin Police Department.

Fishermen find body in NC river

WOODFIN, N.C. (WSPA) - Two men were fishing in Buncombe County on Sunday when they reportedly found a dead body. According to Woodfin Police Department, at around 4 p.m. first responders and the medical examiner's office were called to the banks of the French Broad River just north of Flynn Branch Road after two men fishing in the river reported what they believed to be a body in the water. At the scene responders found a body wrapped in debris …

Body found by people fishing on French Broad River, Woodfin police say

They say two fishermen on the bank of the river saw the body Sunday afternoon.

Woodfin Police: Fisherman finds dead body covered in debris in French Broad River

A dead body wrapped in debris was found in the French Broad River over the weekend, according to the Woodfin Police Department.