(KLZA)-- The Pawnee County Sheriff's Department announced in a social media post Tuesday that the body of a man who was the focus of a search by a large number of volunteers Monday evening into the early hours of Tuesday morning was located very near a location in which they had been searching.

Matt Kuhlman was last seen around 9:00 Monday morning in the Table Rock area.

A search was conducted from 6:00 p.m. untIl 11:00 p.m. Monday night by volunteers in the Table Rock area. Pawnee County deputies continued to check possible locations until around 1:00 Tuesday morning.

The Sheriff's Office said that Kuhlman's body had been found before searchers were to resume the search at 7:30 Tuesday morning.

The Pawnee County Sheriff's Office posted a message of thanks to area agencies assisting in the search. They included the Richardson County Sheriff's Department, Nemaha County Sheriff's Department, Nebraska Game and Parks, Nebraska State Patrol, Table Rock Fire Department, Burchard Fire Department, Pawnee City Fire Department, Pawnee County EMS and the many volunteers who helped.