Van Streat's Body Identified
By First Coast News Staff
WAYCROSS, GA -- The grandmother of the woman
set to marry "Van" Streat says the bride-to-be has been heartbroken for nearly a month.
Donnie Lavan Streat had plans
to get married this fall. But he disappeared in mid-February while on his way to a friend's house from work.
And the
only trace left had been his pickup truck found abandoned next to a pond in Waycross.
Investigators believe their search
ended Thursday in Ware County when authorities pulled a body from that same pond.
Authorities believe the body is that
of the son of a former state senator from Georgia.
Friday, the Medical Examiner confirmed their suspicions and identified
the body as Donnie Lavan "Van" Streat, Jr.
The autopsy showed no signs of trauma to the body and investigators said
it does not appear Streat had been a victim of foul play.
Now the investigation begins into how Streat died. Nothing
has been ruled out.
"I just can't imagine it, why somebody would hurt him," said the grandmother of the fiancee.
Body Found In Waycross
By First Coast News Staff
WAYCROSS, GA -- Police believe they have found the
body of a Nicholls man who has been missing for about three weeks.
The Georgia Bureau Of Investigation found the body
Thursday morning in northeast Ware County. They say they believe it is that of Donnie Lavan "Van" Street, Jr.
The
27-year-old has been missing since Wednesday, February 15.
The body of a white male was discovered partially submerged
in water in a wooded area off of Pole Yard Road.
The area has been the focus of search efforts since the missing man's
pickup was found abandoned February 17 off the same road.
A positive identification is pending an autopsy at the GBI
crime lab in Savannah.
First Coast News- 03/09/06
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