Leader Staff
A 90-year-old Antigo man reported missing Thursday night was found deceased on a wooded trail Friday morning after an extensive search, according to the Shawano County Sheriff’s Department.
Authorities have not yet released the man’s name.
The Sheriff’s Department was notified about 10 p.m. Thursday that the man had failed to show up for his appointments that day.
Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by area fire departments and numerous volunteers, as well as the Shawano Police Department K-9 Unit, searched the area of the man’s cabin and property in the town of Hutchins.
The man was found in a wooded, cedar swamp area of his property about 9:30 a.m. Friday.
Sheriff’s Capt. Tom Tuma said the man’s truck had apparently gotten stuck on a trail and he was trying to make it on foot back to the road or his cabin.
Tuma said family members reported it was not unusual for the man to drive around his property and look it over.
The Sheriff’s Department said the man died of natural causes. No foul play was suspected.