Knoxville, TN (WOKI) UPDATE 9/8: One of two bodies found in Fort Loudon Lake last week has been identified.
The Blount County Sheriff’s Office identified the body as 36-year-old Bill Jesse Miracle.
BCSO officials say Miracle was identified by fingerprints.
The Blount Special Operations Response Team recovered Miracle’s body from Fort Loudon Lake on the evening of August 29th; it was found near George’s Creek.
The Knox County Sheriff’s Office found a second body in Fort Loudoun Lake on the same day. They continue to ask for help in identifying that body.
ORIGINAL STORY: A body has been recovered from Fort Loudon Lake.
Officials with the Blount County Sheriff’s Office report their Special Operations Response Team recovered the male body from Fort Loudon Lake Tuesday evening. It was found near George’s Creek.
BCSO says the body, which has not been identified, was taken to the Knox County Regional Forensic Center for an autopsy to be performed in the coming days.
