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State DNR Confirms Body of Missing Kayaker Found

By Connect-Bridgeport Staff on February 18, 2020

According to WDTV, the body of Jamie Gray, a kayaker who had been missing for over a week, was recovered late Monday afternoon.
 
Gray's body was recovered 1.5 miles downstream from where she was last seen, according to Lawrence Messina, the communications director for the W.Va. DNR and Department of Military Affairs.
 
Gray was last seen on February 9th when she went on a kayaking excursion with a group of other kayakers on the Middle Fork River.
 
Click HERE for the past updates as this story unfolded and any future updates if, and when, they become available.
 
The Bridgeport Fire Department assisted by using their underwater camera as part of the lengthy recovery process.

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