- Dates
- 2002-12-07 – 2003-01
- Kind
- Occurrence
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- aviationaccidentdisasterdeathcommunity
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
On December 7, 2002, a resident walking a dog found a woman’s body along the shoreline near Charlevoix’s Cemex cement plant. Authorities tentatively identified the remains as Judy Ellen Bellamy, whose aircraft had disappeared with her husband Melvin; the Beacon reported that an autopsy was ordered and that Melvin and the plane remained missing.
Evidence limits
The source explicitly describes the identification as tentative and does not supply the final medical-examiner determination or the aircraft’s location.
Sources
- Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Body Assumed to be Island Woman.”Reports the December 7 discovery of a woman’s body near Charlevoix, the tentative identification as Judy Ellen Bellamy, the ordered autopsy, and the continuing absence of Melvin Bellamy and the aircraft. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the January 2003 report.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2003-01_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Remains found near Charlevoix are tentatively identified as Judy Bellamy in December 2002”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-judy-bellamy-remains-found-december-2002/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, January 2003, “Body Assumed to be Island Woman.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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