Missing man with dementia found dead in woods, daughter says

The family of a man missing since Saturday tells Channel 2 Action News that deputies have found his body in some woods near his daughter’s home.

George Bryan, 68, suffered from dementia, and his family said he would often wander away.

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Channel 2′s Tom Jones was in Newton County Monday, where Bryan’s daughter said his body was found in the woods in the neighborhood where he lives.

Jones was about to interview Bryan’s daughter, Nicole, when a deputy arrived to tell Bryan they found her father in some woods on Geranium Lane.

Nicole Bryan said deputies initially didn’t tell her too much.

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“They found someone, but they can’t tell me whether it’s my dad or not,” Bryan said.

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