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WHITE COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Bureau of Investigation is investigating after a man's body was found submerged in the Chattahoochee River in White County.
Authorities said a tourist made the discovery near Brucken Strasse in Helen around 10:30 a.m. Friday.
Crews were able to identify the man as Gary Phillip Freeman Jr., 42, of Troy, Alabama.
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Freeman appeared to have been visiting Helen, the GBI said.
An autopsy will be performed by the GBI to determine how the man died.
#GBI Investigation into death of man submerged in the Chattahoochee River pic.twitter.com/capBJjdiBw
— GA Bureau of Invest (@GBI_GA) June 30, 2018
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