SUMTER COUNTY, Ala. (WDNews) – The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation has confirmed it is investigating after the bodies of a woman and child were discovered in the Tombigbee River this week.
According to officials, Mississippi authorities first reported that Shardee McGill, 32, and her child were last believed to be in Jackson, Miss., on Sunday, Sept. 21. McGill’s vehicle, a 2017 Chevrolet Equinox, was located Tuesday, Sept. 23, in the Epes Community of Sumter County, Ala.
ALEA’s SBI, along with its Aviation Unit and Marine Patrol Division, worked with the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson Police Department, the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation, and the FBI’s Birmingham and Jackson field offices to launch a search.
On Thursday, Sept. 25, authorities located the body of an adult female in the river. The next day, Sept. 26, a child’s body was also recovered.
The Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences is working to confirm the identities. Investigators say the case remains ongoing.
