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DEER ISLAND, Miss. (WLOX) - Authorities still haven't identified the man found dead on Deer Island Thursday morning, but we're learning more details about how and where he was found.
Biloxi Police received a call just before 9 a.m. from a person who spotted a body in the water on the north side of the island. The body was south of Kuhn Street, about eight to ten feet from shore.
Police, along with DMR’s Marine Patrol, and Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer headed out to the island to investigate. Switzer said the victim is a white man in his mid-30s to late-40s. He weighs about 200lbs, is 6′ tall, and has several distinctive tattoos. He was probably in the water for 24 hours or less.
No identity, but officials describe victim found dead on Deer Island
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said there were no signs of an assault, but the death is being investigated as suspicious until a cause of death can be determined.
Investigators said the victim had multiple, distinctive tattoos and initially hoped that would make it easier to identify the man, but that hasn’t been the case. So they’re releasing descriptions of the tattoos to the public with the hope that someone will recognize them. (Actual images of the tattoos cannot be shared at this time.)
The victim is described as a white man with short dark hair, potentially between the ages of 30 and 45. He is approximately 5′10″ to 6′02″ and weighed about 220 to 250 lbs. He was not wearing specific clothing that can be described.
His tattoos are described as:
Authorities hope dead man’s tattoos will unlock the secret of his identity
BBM
Biloxi Police received a call just before 9 a.m. from a person who spotted a body in the water on the north side of the island. The body was south of Kuhn Street, about eight to ten feet from shore.
Police, along with DMR’s Marine Patrol, and Deputy Coroner Brian Switzer headed out to the island to investigate. Switzer said the victim is a white man in his mid-30s to late-40s. He weighs about 200lbs, is 6′ tall, and has several distinctive tattoos. He was probably in the water for 24 hours or less.
No identity, but officials describe victim found dead on Deer Island
Harrison County Coroner Brian Switzer said there were no signs of an assault, but the death is being investigated as suspicious until a cause of death can be determined.
Investigators said the victim had multiple, distinctive tattoos and initially hoped that would make it easier to identify the man, but that hasn’t been the case. So they’re releasing descriptions of the tattoos to the public with the hope that someone will recognize them. (Actual images of the tattoos cannot be shared at this time.)
The victim is described as a white man with short dark hair, potentially between the ages of 30 and 45. He is approximately 5′10″ to 6′02″ and weighed about 220 to 250 lbs. He was not wearing specific clothing that can be described.
His tattoos are described as:
- A scorpion tattoo on his right shoulder blade
- A Viking tattoo on his left shoulder blade
- “Brendan” was tattooed on the back of his right arm
- His right inner forearm had two separate tattoos which were an elephant and a clown face with the words “cry now”.
- On his left inner arm he had another clown face with the words “laugh later”.
- He has a tribal tattoo on the left upper arm.
- On his chest was a tattoo of a ribbon with “11-12-11”.
- The name “Davianna” was tattooed along his left side.
- He also had some symbols of an unknown language tattooed on his left calf.
Authorities hope dead man’s tattoos will unlock the secret of his identity
BBM
