Desoto County News

Missing Hernando native found in Mississippi River

Officials have identified a body found on the Arkansas side of the Mississippi River as Hernando native Tamia Taylor.

Taylor had been missing since early September after taking a midnight riverboat cruise from Memphis on the river but not returning with the boat.

She had been on the cruise celebrating her 21st birthday.

Few other details were immediately available.

Tamia Taylor

Bob Bakken

Bob Bakken provides content for DeSoto County News and its social media channels. He is an award-winning broadcaster, along with being a reporter and photographer, and has done sports media relations work with junior and minor league hockey teams. Along with his reports on this website, you will find this veteran media member providing sports updates and high school football play-by-play on Rebel 95.3 FM Radio.

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