SYLVESTER "Sly" McCURRY Jr - 18 yo - Duluth MN

The family of an 18-year-old missing man from Duluth says his body
has been found, not far from the last spot he was seen alive.
Sylvester McCurry Junior has been missing since January; family members
say authorities found his body on Saturday afternoon in Lake Superior.
A Douglas County (WI) Sheriff's Department news release confirmed
that a body was found but investigators would not reveal the identity
until an autopsy was completed.
"A decomposed body had been found and it was confirmed that it was
the body of Sylvester McCurry Junior," Sylvester McCurry Senior said.
Sylvester Senior lives in Woodbury and says his son moved up to Duluth
to live with his mother four years ago.
"He had on the shoes he had on... what was described as the clothes
he was missing in. (Now) I don't have to worry about my son being out
there in the world being tortured," McCurry Senior said Sunday. He also
said authorities found his son's wallet in his pants' pocket.
McCurry spoke to his son the night he disappeared. He says the teen
went to a hotel and then to an alcohol-free event at a club in Superior,
where he was thrown out the back door because he was allegedly
intoxicated.
Teams spent the days following January 17th scouring the area and
Sylvester Senior was with those search parties. He spent the better part
of 3 months not only looking for his son, but also trying to determine
what happened to Sly Jr. "It was just a parent's worst nightmare. There
was not one lead into his disappearance," he said.
On Sunday, Sylvester McCurry Senior had found some of the closure
he'd been looking for. "I want to take some time and lay my son to rest
and I think everything else will come to fruition," he said.
Sly Senior wants to know why his son was thrown out of the back door
of the club, who supplied the alleged alcohol, and he also wonders if
there was someone out there who may have wanted to hurt his son. "The
circumstances surrounding the whole disappearance lead me to believe
there was foul play," he concluded.

Family members of Sylvester McCurry say they have received some tragic
news about their son.
Authorities say they recovered a body in the area of the Midwest
Energy Coal terminal in Superior on Saturday.
Sly's relatives say its that of the missing Duluth East High
School student.
"I think we're still just in shock," said Tammy Carter,
Sly's mother.
Extensive searches were conducted over the winter months,
but turned up empty.
Now four months after his disappearance, Sly's
family says his body was found in the harbor.
"It's just horrible, this isn't the outcome that we wanted,"
said Jennifer Talbott, Sly's aunt.
Sly's mother says she's trying to remember a son who brought
so much joy to her life.
"Sly was very, very outgoing," Carter said. "Sly had a lot
of friends, he was very popular at school."
But the family says they're left wondering how Sly ended up
in the harbor after a night at Stargate Nightclub in Superior.
"The circumstances surrounding the whole disappearance lead
me to believe that it's foul play," said Sylvester McCurry, Sr., Sly's
dad.
Family members say Sly was found wearing the same clothing
the night he disappeared, and his wallet was also found in his pocket.
"He was a good guy and he was very happy, and he was getting
his life together," said Carter.
The Douglas County Sheriff's Department has confirmed a body
was retrieved, but the identity is being withheld pending an autopsy.
The autopsy results are expected on Tuesday. The family says
they are hoping the coroner's report will provide them with more
details about what happened to Sylvester.

The family has posted on Facebook that Sly's funeral will
be held on June 1st. at the Duluth Gospel Tabernacle.
Four months after he disappeared, Sylvester McCurry's body was
found over the weekend. The family says an autopsy was expected to to
take place on Monday. Still no word on the findings.
Sly went missing in January. Authorities say he was last
seen at Stargate Nightclub in Superior.
Information investigators received from the beginning of the
case indicated McCurry was intoxicated on the night he disappeared.
One theory is that McCurry tried to cross the Saint Louis
River in an attempt to get back to Duluth.
Upon learning of Sly's fate, family members say they're
trying to come to grips with what happened.
"Them finding him here, it's complete shock...there's so
many unanswered questions," said Tammy Carter, Sly's mother.

The Douglas County medical examiner says
the cause of a Duluth, Minn., teenager's death remains
undetermined, and Superior police say there are no signs of foul
play.


Eighteen-year-old Sylvester McCurry Jr. went missing after
leaving the Stargate nightclub in Superior on Jan. 17. Security
guards at the Midwest Energy Coal Dock in Superior spotted his body
on Saturday. His body was recovered next to shore on the western
end of the dock.


Capt. Chad La Lor said Tuesday that the autopsy found showed no
signs of traumatic injury or assault. The final cause of death
won't be issued until toxicology tests are completed, which could
take three to six weeks.


McCurry was a Duluth East High School student.
His funeral is
set for June 1 at the Duluth Gospel Tabernacle.

Final autopsy reports say that the death of a Duluth, Minn. teenager who
was found washed ashore in Superior, Wis. was accidental.

Eighteen-year-old Sylvester McCurry Jr. went missing after leaving the Stargate nightclub in Superior on Jan. 17.

Security guards at the Midwest Energy Coal Dock in Superior spotted his
body, which was recovered next to shore on the western end of the dock.

Last Friday, the forensic pathologist released a report saying that
McCurry's death "could be attributed to probable cold water immersion
and drowning."

The forensic pathologist's report said McCurry's blood alcohol content
was about 0.08, though the amount of time his body was in water means
that number is likely not accurate.

McCurry was a Duluth East High School student.