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Body pulled fromby GORDON KENT Sun StaffA body found floating in the Assimboine River Sunday night could be that of a missing Brandon Mental Health Centre patient, the centre’s director says.Garry’ Mattin said in a telephone interview early this morning that a man had earlier walked away from BMHC but ho would not indicate when the patient went missing. Mr. Mattin said he heard the corpse was wearing only pyjamas and socks.The mid-50s age for the body estimated by a witness is not the same as the missing man’s age. he said.However, the estimate could be mistaken because of the body's deteriorated state. said Mr. Mattin.He declined to give more information about the missing patient until a positive identification is made today.“I don’t want to alarm the relatives,” he said.A Brandon Fire Departmentriverrescue boat pulled the body from the river at (45 p.m., 1.6 kilometres east of Brandon, said fire Capt. Alex Fraser.He said people fishing spotted the body caught in brush at the sideof the river.The corpse was in bad condition,lie said.1 think he was more or less like a bag of jelly, lb' was a heck of amess ”A spokesman for the Brandon KCMP would not comment on the case until after the autopsy today.
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Brandon Sun
Brandon, Manitoba, CA
Mon, Jul 16, 1984
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