DECATUR, Ill. (WAND) — The Decatur Police Department has found a body during a search for a man who has been missing since Oct. 11.
On Wednesday morning, the department announced that it would be conducting a search for Donald E. Twaits in a wooded area south of W. Hickory Point Drive.
According to a release, nothing was found in this area.
However, once the search was expanded to the wooded area between Oakland Avenue and Woodland Drive, searchers found the body of a man. The identity has not yet been confirmed, and there were no signs of foul play.
DPD said that Twaits' family requested a welfare check based on his medical issues that could be life-threatening. He was last seen on Oct. 11.
The coroner's office will announce the identity of the man pending confirmation and kin notification.
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