Body of man found in river in St James, drowning suspected

The Irwin police are investigating a suspected case of drowning following the discovery of a man's body in a river in Gutters, Granville, St James on Saturday.

The man has been identified as 24-year-old Justin Jackson of Gutters.

Reports from the Irwin police are that about 5:45 a.m., residents stumbled upon Jackson's body floating in the river and alerted them.

Upon arrival of the police, the body was removed from the water and taken to the morgue for post-mortem.

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