Police Chief Steve Anderson told The Tennessean that 44-year-old Eric Mumaw, who has been recognized multiple times for going above and beyond, loved working the midnight shift. Anderson said the department is grieving.
ashville Police Department confirmed with heavy hearts in a tweet around 8 a.m. Thursday that a fire department diver found the body of 44-year-old Eric Mumaw. Police spokesman Don Aaron says Mumaw slipped into the river while trying to help a woman out of a car that was headed into the water.
