CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two bodies found in West Virginia have been positively identified.
Investigators say the body of Robert L. Waller, 47, of Wayne County, was found in the Charlton Heights area of Fayette County Monday evening. The body was reported in a ditch along U.S. 60.
Waller was reported missing last Thursday.
Authorities also identified a body that was recovered from the Ohio River in Wood County on Independence Day.
According to the Wood County Sheriff’s Office, Thomas Vernon Basim, 45, of Belpre, Ohio, was found near the Blennerhassett Island Bridge
Medical examiners say no foul play was suspected and the death was ruled a drowning.