OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — A body has been found during the search for a missing 73-year-old man last seen on Thanksgiving, the Osceola County sheriff announced Thursday afternoon.
Sheriff Marcos Lopez said the body was found in a swampy area near state Road 429 along with items of clothing matching what Herman McClenton was last seen wearing.
>>> STREAM CHANNEL 9 EYEWITNESS NEWS LIVE <<<
The body was found about a mile from where McClenton, who has dementia, was last seen.
Lopez said the sheriff’s office is waiting on confirmation that the body is McClenton, but they are fairly certain it is him.
Read: Search continues for missing man with dementia last seen on Thanksgiving in Osceola County
Lopez said a K-9 officer from the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office helped in the search to find the body.
Stay tuned to Channel 9 Eyewitness News for updates.
Click here to download the free WFTV news and weather apps, click here to download the WFTV Now app for your smart TV and click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
©2022 Cox Media Group
:quality(70)/s3.amazonaws.com/arc-authors/cmg/121d8615-a86d-431e-bc91-5ed351d88e0e.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/YGVFETCKVVFJXMYLVIKJPOVUYQ.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/3MULG5S5WFDVHMX4QSH7PTH6G4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/32JQ2SKWNFHLFB3HRNHF33UDMQ.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/2HMLHIH3C5GTHJV6NUR37SB6YA.jpg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/GMXYY7SVUBDU3FLERVFELJRU5Q.jpg)