Bethlehem man missing nearly two weeks after disappearing in Mount Pocono; police launch drone search

BETHLEHEM, Pa. — A disabled Navy veteran from Bethlehem who suffers from multiple mental health conditions has been missing for nearly two weeks after vanishing in the Mount Pocono area, and his wife says police were slow to act on the case.

Matthew Thompson, a Bethlehem resident, was last seen on the evening of Feb. 13 near the Mount Pocono Boulevard bus station. His wife, Joselyn Burgos, said he had driven to the Poconos that morning to finalize paperwork on a new home for the couple.

Burgos said a detective told her Thursday morning that police are planning a drone search of the area, starting from the bus station where Thompson was last captured on surveillance footage…

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