NOVEMBER 24, 2019
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
NEWS RELEASE #19-1124
CONTACT: SHERIFF TIM MORSE @ 785-364-2251
BODY FOUND DURING MISSING PERSON SEARCH
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office assisted with a search party for a missing person on Sunday. Brian K. Wood, 51, of Netawaka had not been seen since November 16th near 266th and US Hwy 75. Several searches of the immediate area and surrounding wooded areas were conducted, along with other attempts to find Wood’s whereabouts. On November 21st, the sheriff’s office requested the assistance from the public in locating Wood. Wood had been suffering from a severe leg infection and was believed to be disoriented.
On Sunday, friends, family members, neighbors and emergency personnel began a search party north of 266th on US Hwy 75. Searchers found clothing on the west side of the highway approximately 1 mile north of 266th Road. A large culvert that runs underneath 75 Hwy was searched, and inside a body of a deceased person was found east of the highway at about 11:19 am. The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Kansas Highway Patrol, Holton and Netawaka Fire Departments assisted with the incident. Official identification of the body has not yet been made. The District Coroner was on scene and ordered an autopsy. If anyone has any information regarding this incident, they are asked to contact the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office at 785-364-2251.