UPDATE (June 21, 2020) – An autopsy was conducted today on the body discovered floating in a container in Kentucky Lake near Colson Hollow on Saturday. The autopsy was conducted at 9:00 a.m. this morning at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Madisonville, Kentucky. Based on the autopsy, the body was identified as that of Traci L. Jones, 41 of Granbury, Texas.
The investigation is ongoing at this time and more information will be released as it becomes available.
(June 20, 2020) – At approximately 7:30 p.m. Saturday evening, Kentucky State Police Troopers and officers with Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife responded to a report of body floating in a container in Kentucky Lake near Colson Hollow. The body was recovered from the lake and the Trigg County Coroner confirmed the unknown subject was deceased. The autopsy was conducted at 9:00 a.m. this morning at the Medical Examiner’s Office in Madisonville, Kentucky. Based on the autopsy, the body was identified as that of Traci L. Jones, 41 of Granbury, Texas.
Kentucky State Police Detective Cory Hamby is continuing the investigation. Kentucky State Police were assisted on scene by Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife, U.S. Forestry Service, and the Trigg County Coroner’s Office.