Body of 2nd Alabama fisherman recovered from Tennessee River


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FLORENCE, Ala. (AP) — A coroner in Alabama says the body of a second missing fisherman has been recovered from the Tennessee River.

Colbert County Coroner Carlton Utley tells local media the body of 26-year-old Jeremiah Sanders was found Saturday not far from McFarland Park in northwest Alabama.

His brother, 24-year-old Jacob Sanders, was found near the Colbert Steam Plant in Tuscumbia on Tuesday morning.

The brothers of Florence were reported missing after a fishing trip on March 2.

Jacob Sanders was a member of the band The Velcro Pygmies. Jeremiah Sanders was a general manager of a restaurant in Florence, Alabama.

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