Body found in Big Black River identified as missing man

A body found in the Big Black River in Yazoo County has been identified as a man missing for several weeks.

A fisherman found the body of Phillip Dunn, 36, tangled in tree limbs and called police, WLBT reports.

Yazoo County Sheriff Jacob Sheriff said the body was found near Highway 16, on Sunday, March 29.

The death is being investigated as a homicide, and an autopsy is pending.