(MSC News)--A missing man was found dead Wednesday morning near Faucett, Missouri after what authorities say appears to have been a fatal crash.
KQ2-TV reports Colonel Bill Puett with the Buchanan County Sheriff’s Department identifies the victim as 54-year-old William Frederick, of Faucett.
Frederick was reported missing around 6:30 Tuesday night after he had left on a scooter and didn’t return.
Authorities searched for Frederick throughout the night, but were unable to locate him. Around 8:15 Wednesday morning, Puett says that Frederick was found dead near MM and DD highways after a passerby spotted him and his scooter.
Puett says that the investigation is ongoing, but the case is being worked as a fatal crash.
An autopsy will be performed.
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