MEMPHIS, Tenn. — 3 men who were reported missing while fishing and swimming on a sandbar in the Mississippi River have been found dead in Tennessee, authorities said Wednesday.
Search and rescue teams with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office and other Memphis-area agencies began looking for the men Tuesday evening after they were reported missing near a boat ramp at Meeman-Shelby Forest State Park, authorities said.
The search, which included aircraft, rescue boats and the use of sonar, was suspended Tuesday night because of darkness. It resumed Wednesday morning, the sheriff’s office said…