HAMILTON — Authorities say an 81-year-old Monroe County man was found dead in a field behind his home Monday by two neighbors.
Coroner Alan Gurley said Robert R. Reed of Hamilton lived alone and was last seen by neighbors on May 13.
A neighbor had been looking for him for several days but it was never reported to police, Gurley said.
His neighbors found Reed”s body at about 2:45 p.m. Monday about 200 yards in front of his home in a grassy field.
Gurley said an autopsy would be performed by the state medical examiner”s office to determine the cause of death.
The Monroe County Sheriff”s Office and Gurley are asking anyone with information about the events leading up to Reed”s death to call the sheriff”s office at 662-369-2468.
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