Body of Atlanta Wastewater Employee Larry Bradley Found

After more than 24 hours of searching, officials with Atlanta’s Department of Watershed Management say the body of an employee who apparently fell into a channel at the R.M. Clayton Water Reclamation Facility on Friday has been found.

Authorities say Larry Bradley is the employee who apparently fell into the water and drowned while conducting a routine water sample test on Friday moing. His body was found around 12:30 p.m. on Saturday several yards from the channel he fell into.

”We used a camera technology to actually locate his body, explained Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed.

The body of Larry Bradley was pulled form the waters of a water treatment plant Saturday in Atlanta.

On Saturday night, officials said Bradley’s body was still in the water, and rescuers in protective gear were working to carefully remove it. They say because of the contents of the wastewater, doing that safely is a challenge.

Mayor Kasim Reed met privately with Bradley’s family on Saturday. He spoke at the scene after Bradley’s body was recovered.

”It was very somber, there was a good amount of sadness and crying, said Mayor Reed, adding that the city has suffered a loss along with Bradley’s family.

Officials said Bradley had been working at the plant for about six months.

The city of Atlanta will conduct an investigation into his death.