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Site SearchPittsboro, N.C. — The Chatham County Sheriff's Office has identified a man whose body was found floating in Jordan Lake on Friday morning.
Investigators said the body belonged to Rosalio Ramirez Cordona, 27, whose last known address was in Siler City.
Inside a pocket of Cordona's khaki pants, deputies found identification from Townsend's Poultry Plant in Pittsboro.
Cordona had not been reported missing, and the cause of his death has not been established. Investigators hoped to talk on Monday with the state Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, where Cordona's body was sent for an autopsy.
When the body was found, investigators said they were treating the case as a suspicious death.
David Stein, 21, spotted Cordona's body while fishing in the Robeson Creek section of Jordan Lake, off Hanks Chapel Road.
It was unclear how long the body had been in the water, authorities said.
Authorities were checking Cordona's immigration status.
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I pray for those who loved him.
God bless.
Rev. RB
May 12, 2008 3:21 p.m.
May 12, 2008 2:03 p.m.
Just as an example - The story where the illegal immigrant hit the child waiting for the bus. The title had his immigration status as still unknown...but I guess less important was the fact that he was drunk, had no driver's license, was driving a stolen car, ran off, and was now in custody.
That being said...I truly hope in my heart that you are right, and I am being overly sensitive.
May 12, 2008 12:55 p.m.
The reason they are checking it may be to see if he was here on a green card they could find the next of kin and notify them. Please don't read to much in the words Hili. Think about the process!
May 12, 2008 12:26 p.m.
May 12, 2008 12:20 p.m.