Recovered/Located IL- Wendell Williams, 64, Saline County, 10 August 2019 *Believed to be in Danger

[doodles1211]

blob:KFVS Video at this link

The Saline County Sheriff’s Office is searching for a missing man believed to be in danger.

According to the Saline County Sheriff’s Office, Wendell Williams, 64, was last seen on Durham Road, Lot 21, at 9:55 a.m. on Aug. 10.

Williams is described as six-foot tall and weighing 185 pounds. Williams has brown air and hazel eyes.

Williams is known to drive a Black 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee with Illinois plates, V126701.

He was believed to be in Gallatin County, Ill. on Aug. 11.

Law enforcement has reason to believe that Williams is in danger.

Any person with information regarding the whereabouts of Wendell Williams should contact the Saline County Sheriff’s Office immediately at (618) 252-8661 or call 911.

MISSING: Endangered missing person alert activated for missing man in Saline County, Ill.

ISP looking for endangered missing person last seen Saturday

 

[PommyMommy]

IDOT District 9 on Twitter
The Saline County Sheriff has activated an Endangered Missing Person Advisory. DMS boards have been updated with the following info:
BLACK JEEP
IL LIC V126701
CALL 911
7:34 PM - 12 Aug 2019

AUG 12, 2019
Missing IL man could be in White, Gallatin, or Posey Counties
[...]

Deputies say Williams has not been heard from since Saturday and his last known location was near the Gallatin- White County area between Omaha and Carmi.

They say he could be in White or Gallatin Counties in Illinois, or in Posey County, Indiana.

[...]

Williams' Jeep Grand Cherokee (Source: Saline Co. Sheriff's Office)

Silver alert issued for missing southern Illinois man
The sheriff's office says 64-year-old Wendell Williams has been reported missing, and his last known cell phone location was in the area of Gallatin and White County area between Omaha and Carmi.

 

[PommyMommy]

The Search for Wendell Williams Will Continue Tuesday

• Mr. Williams is still unaccounted for after a full day of searching.
• Williams told his son by phone he was going to harm himself and nobody would find him. His son says this is completely out of character.
• Family immediately contacted LE and they began tracking his phone, first on Maloney Rd, then the Wabash River bottoms, then Hwy 141 and it last pinged around 5 pm Sat. evening about 11.5 miles NE of Omaha.
• The family says the tracking movement is possibly the result of his phone searching for service and bouncing off multiple towers in the area and he could potentially have become stationary once he was in the bottoms.
• His loved ones assume his phone battery has gone dead.
• His son says his dad doesn’t suffer from dementia or have any known diagnosis.
• The search to this point has been strictly family and friends, though it’s growing and folks scoured the area all day Monday.
• The search will resume Tuesday morning with friends, family and anyone wanting to join in at 10 am from the Shawneetown mall.
• Folks that want to help should be concentrating their search from as far north as Carmi, south to Cave in Rock, as far west as Marion and east to Morganfield, though it is possible Posey County, Indiana could be a location Williams would’ve gone.
• Searchers that have horses, ATV’s, or drones are also welcome.
• A Facebook page titled Help Find Wendell Williams is serving as the point of reference for those interested in assisting.
• Illinois State Police are aware but not involved in the search at this point.

 

[doodles1211]

Body of missing person found in Saline County lake

Possibly Wendell?

 

[indicolite22]

Body of missing person found in Saline County lake

Possibly Wendell?

According to the article, the person found is from Kansas City, so likey not him.

 

[TatianaBarbie]

The Search for Wendell Williams Will Continue Tuesday

• Mr. Williams is still unaccounted for after a full day of searching.
• Williams told his son by phone he was going to harm himself and nobody would find him. His son says this is completely out of character.
• Family immediately contacted LE and they began tracking his phone, first on Maloney Rd, then the Wabash River bottoms, then Hwy 141 and it last pinged around 5 pm Sat. evening about 11.5 miles NE of Omaha.
• The family says the tracking movement is possibly the result of his phone searching for service and bouncing off multiple towers in the area and he could potentially have become stationary once he was in the bottoms.
• His loved ones assume his phone battery has gone dead.
• His son says his dad doesn’t suffer from dementia or have any known diagnosis.
• The search to this point has been strictly family and friends, though it’s growing and folks scoured the area all day Monday.
• The search will resume Tuesday morning with friends, family and anyone wanting to join in at 10 am from the Shawneetown mall.
• Folks that want to help should be concentrating their search from as far north as Carmi, south to Cave in Rock, as far west as Marion and east to Morganfield, though it is possible Posey County, Indiana could be a location Williams would’ve gone.
• Searchers that have horses, ATV’s, or drones are also welcome.
• A Facebook page titled Help Find Wendell Williams is serving as the point of reference for those interested in assisting.
• Illinois State Police are aware but not involved in the search at this point.

The FB page @PommyMommy mentioned in her excellent summary of the linked article:

HELP FINDING WENDELL WILLIAMS!

It is a very action-oriented page, trying to coordinate searches and poster distribution. I hope they are able to find Wendell.

 

[PommyMommy]

Family says missing Galatia man found
UPDATE: 8/15/19 AT 10:35 P.M.

According to the Facebook page "Help Finding Wendell Williams," Wendell Williams has been found.

His family made a post saying thanks to the community for their help in the search.

They did not give any additional details in their post.