ALBANY, GA – WALB reported that the body found in Lake Loretta Wednesday has been identified, according to Michael Fowler, Dougherty County coroner.
Richard Dennis Crawford, 60, was identified after his body was recovered from the water body.
Fowler said Thursday the coroner’s office is treating the investigation as a homicide because there are “a lot of unanswered questions.”
“It’s going to be undetermined until we get these answers,” Fowler said.
The Albany Police Department (APD) is still investigating the incident, according to Fowler.
All deaths are treated as homicides until all suspicion is ruled out, ADP officials said.
Fowler said the coroner’s office is checking medical records and toxicology reports.
According to the Albany Police Department, an unidentified man’s body, believed to be around 60-years-old, has been found in Lake Loretta by two joggers who saw him floating in the water around 10:30 a.m.
There doesn’t appear to be any foul play involved at this time, but Dougherty County Coroner Michael Fowler is performing an autopsy to determine the man’s cause of death.
If anyone has information, they are asked to call the Albany Police Department at (229) 431-2100.









