Timothy Cunningham found near river; dead

ATLANTA – Channel 2 Action News has learned that the body found near the Chattahoochee River late Tuesday night is Timothy Cunningham.

Cunningham — who worked at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — left work on Feb. 12, saying he wasn’t feeling well. The 35-year-old hadn’t been seen since. 

The medical examiner said the preliminary cause of death for Cunningham is drowning but she said officials are still determining the exact cause of death.