Thaddeus Smiley, 31, was among a group of 11 people hanging out on a sandbar in the middle of Wolf River in Memphis just before 2 p.m. May 30, when a child started struggling to swim, prompting ...

Thaddeus Smiley, 31, was among a group of 11 people hanging out on a sandbar in the middle of Wolf River in Memphis just before 2 p.m. May 30, when a child started struggling to swim, prompting ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announced that the body of a missing man has been found in the Wolf River. The body of 31-year-old Thaddeus Smiley was found on Sunda… ...

UPDATE: The Shelby County Sheriff’s Office announced that the body of Thaddeus Smiley was found in the Wolf River on Sunday. *** MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Multiple law enforcement agencies are s… ...

Around 2:45 p.m. Sunday, the search for 31-year-old Thaddeus Smiley ended with a tragic conclusion, SCSO said. According to SCSO, the body was located a half-mile from where Smiley went into the ...

Thaddeus Bernard Smiley, nephew of Memphis City Council member J.B. Smiley Jr, will be laid to rest this week.

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Funeral arrangements have been made for a man who drowned in the Wolf River while trying to save a child.

Thaddeus Smiley on Facebook. After days of searching, the body of a 31-year-old man who helped save a child from a fast-moving Tennessee river was found, officials said.

Thaddeus Smiley on Facebook. After days of searching, the body of a 31-year-old man who helped save a child from a fast-moving Tennessee river was found, officials said.

Thaddeus Smiley on Facebook. After days of searching, the body of a 31-year-old man who helped save a child from a fast-moving Tennessee river was found, officials said.

Thaddeus Smiley on Facebook. After days of searching, the body of a 31-year-old man who helped save a child from a fast-moving Tennessee river was found, officials said.