Body believed to be missing elderly Ohio man found in wooded area

GUERNSEY COUNTY, Ohio (WTRF) — The search for a missing man in Guernsey County has come to a sad end after officials with the Guernsey County Sheriff’s Office announced on Saturday that a body had been found.

According to officials, deputies were called to the Kilburn Lane area late Friday night after a woman reported she had located what appeared to be a deceased individual while riding an ATV in a wooded area.

Officials say the caller also reported she believed the individual to be John T. Sigman after finding a truck matching the missing senior’s vehicle.

Additional Deputies and Detectives were called to the area. The County Coroner was also notified and ordered an autopsy to be completed at the Licking County Medical Examiner’s Office.

Sheriff Jefferey Paden said, “This is not the outcome that anyone wanted and my condolences go out to Mr. Sigman’s family at this difficult time.”

This case remains under investigation pending the results of the autopsy.

Sigman was first reported missing on May 10. A Silver Alert was issued by the Ohio Attorney General’s office on May 15.

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