Found Deceased VA - Robert Bailey, 69, drove away from a family's member home in Suffolk, didn't arrive home to Newport News, 31 Dec 2022

[GuyfromCanada]

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (WAVY) — Police are currently looking for an elderly man who has been missing since New Year’s Eve.

According to Suffolk police, 69-year-old Tobert Bailey was last seen leaving the home of a family member in the Chuckatuck area of Suffolk on December 31. When he left, Bailey told witnesses he was heading back to his home in Newport News.

It is unknown if Mr. Bailey made it back to his Newport News home that night. Police say detectives have been to his home and spoken with neighbors and did not find him.

Bailey was seen driving a light blue 1998 Dodge Ram with Virginia tags of VLH-4021.

Police: Newport News man goes missing on drive back home

Police are currently looking for an elderly man who has been missing since New Year’s Eve.

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Suffolk to Newport News is about 38 miles.

Suffolk to Newport News

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It's been a long time, hopefully Tobert is somewhere safe. Where could he be?

 

[hey-Debbie]

Oh my goodness. I hope he didn't end up in the water somewhere. I'm sure that someone might have seen a broken guard rail. I wonder if he has dementia. I'd hope that they'd put that out there.

 

[swanniee11]

Missing Newport News man last seen New Year's Eve in Suffolk

Family members reported 69-year-old Robert Bailey missing on Jan. 2. He was last seen two nights prior in the Chuckatuck area of Suffolk.

www.13newsnow.com

On January 2, 2022, Robert Bailey, age 69, was reported missing by family members.

Name appears to be Robert Bailey, family are referring to him as Robert as well. MSM had a typo.

 

[Unsolved]

Oh my goodness. I hope he didn't end up in the water somewhere. I'm sure that someone might have seen a broken guard rail. I wonder if he has dementia. I'd hope that they'd put that out there.

We have the same thoughts. I hope I'm wrong but I hope they are thoroughly searching the water. This map is just a general idea since we don't have exact addresses, but if he went home via US 258 S/Hwy 17S from Chuckatuck toward his home in Newport News, this would be the view starting out on the bridge. I'm not sure anyone would notice guardrail damage, especially if he flipped over somehow. There are also wetlands at the base that could be hiding a wrecked vehicle:





If he went the other way via I 664 this is the start of the bridge:



Those bridges remind me sooo much of an Adventures with Purpose search that I watched on youtube one time. They did find the vehicle off the bridge in that case. I have a bad feeling about this case and am praying I am wrong.

 

[hey-Debbie]

We have the same thoughts. I hope I'm wrong but I hope they are thoroughly searching the water. This map is just a general idea since we don't have exact addresses, but if he went home via US 258 S/Hwy 17S from Chuckatuck toward his home in Newport News, this would be the view starting out on the bridge. I'm not sure anyone would notice guardrail damage, especially if he flipped over somehow. There are also wetlands at the base that could be hiding a wrecked vehicle:

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If he went the other way via I 664 this is the start of the bridge:

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Those bridges remind me sooo much of an Adventures with Purpose search that I watched on youtube one time. They did find the vehicle off the bridge in that case. I have a bad feeling about this case and am praying I am wrong.

I'm actually from around the area. I wonder what time he left the relatives house. He could have also crossed a smaller bridge on route 17 before crossing either the James River Bridge or the Monitor Merrimac. I'd imagine that the MM bridge might have cameras on it too. We need a timeline here.

 

[Unsolved]

I'm actually from around the area. I wonder what time he left the relatives house. He could have also crossed a smaller bridge on route 17 before crossing either the James River Bridge or the Monitor Merrimac. I'd imagine that the MM bridge might have cameras on it too. We need a timeline here.

I read Niece "SJ" comments he was last seen leaving at 9:30pm on NYE heading home. Oh all those bridges really worry me!

 

[chuppa74]

Suffolk to Newport News is about 38 miles.

Much less, actually. The northern end of the James River Bridge (Rt 17) is in Newport News and that's only about 15 miles from Chuckatuck.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

JAN 20

Found deceased (in a truck) in a retention pond.

Body of missing Newport News man found in Isle of Wight retention pond

69-year-old Robert Bailey was last seen on New Year's Eve in the Chuckatuck area of Suffolk. His body was found in a retention pond on Friday, officials said.

www.13newsnow.com

 

[airportwoman]

Thanks for the update. Has anyone said if he might have had some kind of medical incident, or will they need to do an autopsy first?