Body in Columbia River identified as Kansas man
LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) - The body found in the Columbia River a year ago at Longview has been identified as a 57-year-old Kansas man, Charles A. Farley of Hiawatha.
Cowlitz County Coroner Tim Davidson said Thursday the identification was made after Farley's DNA profile was plugged into a national missing persons database.
The Daily News reports Farley was reported missing in April of last year in Kansas. His pickup truck was found in June 2011 at a truck stop at Halsey, Ore. The body was found Dec. 15, 2011, at a bulk terminal on the river.
The death remains under investigation.
Cowlitz County Coroner Tim Davidson said Thursday the identification was made after Farley's DNA profile was plugged into a national missing persons database.
The Daily News reports Farley was reported missing in April of last year in Kansas. His pickup truck was found in June 2011 at a truck stop at Halsey, Ore. The body was found Dec. 15, 2011, at a bulk terminal on the river.
The death remains under investigation.
It has been a very long year and half assuming why he left, but not knowing where he went, and why he had not contacted anyone in the family to let them know he was okay, once he reached his destination. Was hard to find out by reading the paper, however, a part of me is relieved that part of the mystery is over, although I am saddened by the outcome. Chuck was my mother's husband. I'm at peacefinally  knowing where he is..Thoughts and prayers to his family..
Wow, took a year to identify him. At least it's been done & now his family can lay him to rest.