Found Safe WV - FedEx driver and van missing, age 50, Roane County, 26 Nov 2018

[Mercedes]

Driver and Fex Ex Van Missing from Roane County, WV. Last seen Monday evening, November 26. Driver is male, black, and has facial hair. Approximately 50 years old. Last seen in areas of Otto, Clover, and Orchard Run.
No name or photo provided with this article.

Driver and FedEx van missing from Roane County

 

[Mercedes]

The driver sent a text Monday evening indicating his VEHICLE WAS STUCK! Search has not turned up anything.
Man’s name not yet released to public.


Emergency crews searching for missing FedEx driver in Roane County

 

[rainynights]

Roane County, WV 911/ Emergency Management on Twitter | 9:52 AM (EST) - 27 Nov 2018

Urgent! Missing FedEx driver and truck. Driver is black male, facial hair, approximately 50 years old, wearing FedEx uniform. He was last seen yesterday evening in the Otto/Clover/Orchard Run area. Please call... https://www.facebook.com/185902221438280/posts/2434684253226721/ …

(From the above FB post comments,)

Roane County, WV 911 OES WVSP and Roane County Sheriff's department have been searching the area. They are working with FedEx officials at this time. Further search efforts are in the works now.

Re: does the truck have a tracking system

Roane County, WV 911 OES Yes it does. However, efforts to locate the vehicle using the system have been unsuccessful.

 

[tiffkinsadder]

Ugh.

 

[Mercedes]

I would like to know how long this driver has been with FedEx?
Why won’t LE release his name or a photo?
I am surprised this doesn’t happen more often, but how would you hide a FedEx truck?

 

[Mercedes]

For what it is worth, Roane County seat is located in Spencer, WV.

 

[Mercedes]

Driver last seen in the afternoon.

FedEx Driver Goes Missing in Roane County

 

[muggles63]

Missing FedEx driver in Roane County found safe

Found Safe

 

[Mercedes]

Missing FedEx driver in Roane County found safe

Found Safe

Awesome! Was so scary.

Do we know if the Van was also found?
Says he was found “way off the beaten path.”
If the vehicle was stuck, he must have walked out.

 

[aliensporebomb]

This is mysterious. You figure fed-ex drivers have two way radios and cellular phones. What happened?

 

[Mercedes]

This is mysterious. You figure fed-ex drivers have two way radios and cellular phones. What happened?

True! Perhaps he didn’t have cell service, this is a very rural area. However, he did send a text.

And did they find the van?

 

[waterfalllady]

True! Perhaps he didn’t have cell service, this is a very rural area. However, he did send a text.

And did they find the van?

A lot of the times, you can send texts when you can't call out on a cell phone. I live in an area with spotty cell phone coverage and I can usually send a text because the phone will connect to a tower for a few seconds so it can get out. Sometimes it will go out 4 hours after I send it, but it goes when it connects. Calls are a different story. You'd have to have the magic combination of calling at the same time you connected to a tower.

 

[meanmaryjean]

In our family (we travel THROUGH West Virginia a lot) we refer to it as "The Land That Sprint Forgot"

So happy he's been found.

 

[Mercedes]

Driver AND Fed Ex van found.


UPDATE: Driver of missing FedEx van found