JEFFERSON COUNTY, Tenn. — Update (9/6): Officials have identified a body found in Douglas Lake last week.
37-year-old Chucky Gene Barker was found near Indian Creek Bridge on Sept.1, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.
Barker was known to stay with others in Jefferson and Cocke County. He was last seen on Aug. 26 in Newport operating a 1991 black Dodge Dakota Truck with red pinstripes, JCSO said.
The circumstances surrounding Barker's death remain under investigation. If you have any information regarding him, especially the whereabouts of the truck, please call 865-475-9411 ext. 1102.
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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has confirmed a body was found in Douglas Lake Friday.
Deputies received a call that a fisherman saw the body floating near Indian Creek Bridge on State Route 363, JCSO said.
The Jefferson County Rescue Squad recovered the body, which will be transported to the Knoxville Regional Forensic Center for an autopsy.
This is the fourth body found in a lake this week. On Tuesday, one body was found in Fort Loudoun Lake and one was found in Norris Lake, according to the Blount County Sheriff's Office and the Union County Sheriff's Office.
On Wednesday, a second body was found in Fort Loudoun Lake, according to the Knox County Sheriff's Office.
This story is ongoing and we will update you as we learn more.