Massive Upstate New York Search For Missing Person Has Tragic End
A missing person was found dead in an Upstate New York forest.
On Tuesday, in its latest DEC Forest Rangers—Week in Review, which highlights recent statewide forest ranger actions, the New York State DEC confirmed that the search for a missing man had a tragic ending.
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On Oct. 13 at 5:19 p.m., the Lewis County Sheriff’s Department requested Forest Ranger assistance in the search for a "missing subject with a history of mental illness."
The missing person was last seen on Oct. 12 around 5:30 a.m.
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Over the next few days, 13 Rangers, dozens of volunteers and members of fire departments, New York State Police, New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, and Lewis County Sheriff’s Deputies conducted linear and grid searches.
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A few days later, on Oct. 16 at 3:30 p.m., a member from the public found the body of a 39-year-old from Watson, New York.
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The missing person was pronounced deceased on the scene. The person's name and gender haven't been released.
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"Rangers brought the subject out of the woods and turned him over to Lewis County officials," the DEC stated in a press release.
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