ST GEORGE, Maine — A Maine Game Warden and his K9 found the body of missing St. George man Robert "Bob" Conrad Thursday morning.
Maine Game Wardens and the Knox County Sheriff's Office had been actively searching for Conrad, 81, who was last seen around 4 p.m. Wednesday behind he residence off Wallston Road in St. George.
According to Maine Game Wardens, Conrad suffered from dementia and was hard of hearing.
At 10 a.m. Thursday, Warden Chad Robertson and K9 Storm found Conrad about a third of a mile behind his residence. The Warden Service says it appears Conrad became disoriented behind his home and ended up in an area of woods and briars. He was located on the edge of a bog behind his residence.
Conrad was transported to Hall’s funeral home where he will be examined by a state medical examiner. It is suspected Conrad died of hypothermia in the bog.
During the search, the Maine Warden Service was assisted by the members from the Maine Association for Search and Rescue and Maine Search and Rescue Dogs.