SAR of 22-year-old Male found deceased
Posted: Mon Jan 29, 2018 7:52 pm
Town of Roxbury in Delaware County
Search: On Jan. 21 at around 8:20 a.m., the New York State Police contacted DEC's Central Dispatch requesting Forest Ranger assistance in a search for a missing 22-year-old male last seen leaving a residence on Ferris Farm Road around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. A command post was established at the Roxbury Fire Department, and for two days 11 Forest Rangers organized personnel and resources into crews and searched around the residence. Ten Delaware County volunteer fire departments, State Police, DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs), several police K-9 units, State Police helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) participated in the search. Searchers redirected efforts along Rt. 23 after receiving a report that the subject had been spotted in that area on Monday. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, the subject was located deceased in the Bear Kill Creek by a local constable searching the area. State Police are investigating the cause of death.
Search: On Jan. 21 at around 8:20 a.m., the New York State Police contacted DEC's Central Dispatch requesting Forest Ranger assistance in a search for a missing 22-year-old male last seen leaving a residence on Ferris Farm Road around 4:30 p.m. on Jan. 20. A command post was established at the Roxbury Fire Department, and for two days 11 Forest Rangers organized personnel and resources into crews and searched around the residence. Ten Delaware County volunteer fire departments, State Police, DEC Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs), several police K-9 units, State Police helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs or drones) participated in the search. Searchers redirected efforts along Rt. 23 after receiving a report that the subject had been spotted in that area on Monday. At approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, the subject was located deceased in the Bear Kill Creek by a local constable searching the area. State Police are investigating the cause of death.