Hunters discover body in woods believed to be grandfather missing for weeks

Published 1:22 pm Friday, October 2, 2020

The body of a 93-year-old man, who’d been missing since mid-September, has been found in Mississippi.

Authorities said Johnnie Hall’s body was found by deer hunters around 2 p.m. Thursday in the woods, about 5.5 miles (8.8 kilometers) northeast of his home, WLOX-TV reported. His truck was nearby. A cause of death has not yet been released.

Hall had been reported missing Sept. 19.

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The case is still under investigation.