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Body discovered near Neches River

According to a news release from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, an unidentified body was found on the Neches River south of the Interstate 10 Purple Heart Memorial Bridge on Thursday, May 16.

The Sheriff’s office received a call from a local fisherman at approximately 8:15 p.m. on Thursday regarding the discovery. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Marine Division located the body, and the deceased person’s remains were recovered with the assistance of the Beaumont Fire Department Dive Team.

Beaumont firefighters find body in burning dumpster

Police removed the body of Karl ldrich Aldrich Lillyquist Jr., 58

UPDATE 10:42 a.m. Wednesday Feb. 27: Police have released the name of a man they say accidentally caused his own death after he died of smoke inhalation inside a Cardinal Exxon dumpster early Tuesday morning.

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