KCSO reports
KCSO details told about missing man’s body ‘found under the fishing bridge’ at Northshore
More details follow from Knox County Sheriff’s Office report concerning a missing person, which was believed to be the person found dead near Northshore Drive about a quarter-mile west of the Concord Road-Northshore roundabout as first reported in our May 28 issue:
On Monday, May 26, “the reporting detective was advised by (Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency) that their Rove equipment had located a deceased person under the fishing bridge on South Northshore Drive west of the Concord Road roundabout,” the report stated. He has since been identified as Narendra Patel, 12300 Cotton Blossom Lane in Knoxville.
“… Victim was transported to Regional Forensic Center for further examination,” the report further stated.
“There were no signs of foul play.”
KCSO reported that at 8:48 p.m., Sunday, May 25, a “complainant called the KCSO Teleserve Unit to report a missing adult at 12300 Cotton Blossom Lane. Complainant (said) the victim, her neighbor, told his mother … ‘I will be back in a little bit.’
“Complainant (said) the family had attempted to call the victim multiple times, but he would not pick up,” the report further stated. “The complainant (said) she and the family discovered the victim left his wallet and cell phone at the residence, along with a note that stated ‘My car will be at Concord Park.’
“Complainant (said) she spoke to a fisherman at the park and they (said) they had seen him, and the victim asked to sit with them to watch the fish, and then walked away. Complainant advised the victim had never done this before.”
The report stated the deceased “has history of having suicidal tendencies” but had “no history of alcohol or drug use.”
