Doctor Found Dead After He Disappeared Returning Home from Hospital

Dr. Cletus Iwuagwu was reported missing on Nov. 25 in Springfield Township, Ohio

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  • Dr. Cletus Iwuagwu was reported missing on Nov. 25 in Springfield Township, Ohio
  • On Thursday, Dec. 25, the Springfield Fire Department discovered his remains in Orchard Lake
  • The Lucas County Coroner’s Office declared the physician’s cause of death was drowning

The body of the 71-year-old Ohio doctor who disappeared in late November has been found. Officials also released his cause of death on Friday, Dec. 26.

Dr. Cletus Iwuagwu went missing on Nov. 25 in Springfield Township, Ohio, according to a Lucas County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) report obtained by PEOPLE. His daughter reported he was missing that day, after his niece last saw him around 8 p.m. on Nov. 24. In the weeks that followed, authorities used drones and K-9 teams and dozens of volunteers searched for him.

One month later, on Thursday, Dec. 25, LCSO discovered Iwuagwu’s body in Orchard Lake near Stone Oak Country Club, according to a Lucas County Coroner’s Office (LCCO) news release. The Springfield Fire Department retrieved the body from the water and later identified the remains as Iwuagwu…

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