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Authorities have located the body of a missing Alabama teenager who was last seen eight weeks ago walking between the Pikeville Super 8 and the Pikeville Days Inn. Crews found his body in the Big Sandy River late Sunday afternoon near a bridge just south of the Super 8 motel. Authorities say the body of 19 year old Matthew Dobbs was found up against some brush in the water near the Pauley Walking Bridge and say it appears his body floated down stream. Crews report Dobbs had on the same clothes his family said he was wearing the night he disappeared. Searchers say they felt like Sunday was their last chance to find him because after searching for 8 weeks with no luck, they asked the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to reduce the water level this weekend. They lowered the water two feet at Fishtrap and Flannagan Lakes reducing the water level on the Big Sandy River. Officials say they're waiting for an autopsy later this week to determine the cause of death, which will determine if foul play is suspected.