Crime & Safety

Body Found on the Chattahoochee

Several emergency personnel departments searched the Chattahoochee River for a missing man on Wednesday, April 13. A body was pulled from the river in the early evening.

UPDATE Thursday, April 14, 10:48 a.m.: Authorities from Roswell and Sandy Springs have found the body of Philip Ray Stonebrook, 67, who fell into the Chattahoochee River Wednesday afternoon after his kayak overturned. 

and , with the help of the , spent Wednesday afternoon, April 13, searching for Stonebrook, an Oregon resident who was visiting Roswell.

Stonebrook and a friend had been kayaking on the Chattahoochee River. But when they stopped for lunch, Stonebrook - who was not wearing his life vest at the time - stood to exit the kayak and fell into the water when it turned over.

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The friend found Stonebrook's life vest about 50 yards from where he fell in.

The call for help from a local resident originated off Riverside Road, near the federal park area of Ford Island Park and Roberts Drive.

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Several local response units assisted Roswell in the search. Sandy Springs Police Department Spokesperson Steve Rose told Patch that they searched Morgan Falls Dam north using a river-response boat. 


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