SPANISH FORT -- Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office investigators hope a series of unique tattoos will help determine the identity of a man found Saturday in the water near the Causeway.
The man’s cause of death has also not been confirmed.
Fishermen found the man in shallow water near the Blakely River on Saturday morning. The victim had been in the water for several days.
Alabama Law Enforcement Marine Patrol and Daphne Search and Rescue assisted with recovering the victim, as patrolmen with the Spanish Fort Police Department and the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office began searching the Causeway and local boat launches for leads.
The victim is described as a white man, about 6 feet tall and weighing 190 pounds. He had short brown hair and a beard. He was wearing a t-shirt, blue jeans and boots when found. The man has several tattoos that officials hope will help determine his identity.
He had the number 51 tattooed on his right shoulder and 50 tattooed on his left shoulder near each collar bones). He also had the emblem of the Ruger firearms company on the right side of his stomach, and barbed wire tattooed on his left arm.
An autopsy has been conducted and there is no sign of trauma to the victim. The cause of death is still under review.
Anyone with any information regarding the man’s identity or the case is asked to contact the Baldwin County Sheriff’s Office Criminal Instigations Division at 251-972-8589.
Officers said anyone who saw someone matching the man’s description on or near Battleship Parkway or knows of a missing person who fits this physical description to also contact the Sheriff’s Office.
