Missing fisherman’s body recovered in Oktibbeha County

OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, MISS. (WCBI) – The body of a missing fisherman in Oktibbeha County has been recovered.

Oktibbeha County deputies, volunteer firefighters, and others spent much of the night searching for 69-year-old Jerome Blake.

He was found this morning at a family pond this morning on Branson Lane, just off Turkey Creek Road.

Investigators say the Clay County man went fishing yesterday and never returned home.

A large search party was set up to find him in that area.

The Oktibbeha County Coroner’s office says an autopsy will be performed.