Found Deceased FL - Herman McClenton, 73, visiting fam for Thanksgiving, left in unk dir, Kissimmee, orig from Eustis, 24 Nov 2022

[GuyfromCanada]

MISSING ADULT - Herman McClenton

Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez and the Osceola County Sheriff's Office request help from the community to locate a missing person.

Missing Since: 11/24/2022

Deputies responded to the vicinity of Secret Key Cove in Kissimmee, on November 24, 2022, around 4:00 PM about the report of Mr. Herman McClenton missing. He is originally from the Eustis area, visiting relatives for Thanksgiving. Herman was last seen wearing a red hat with a religious quote, a plaid shirt, blue jeans, and black shoes.

He is suspected to be on foot, and his direction of travel is unknown.

If contact is made with Herman McClenton, please evaluate his well-being and notify the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at 321-348-2222 or 911 in reference to 22I126351.

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Osceola County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing 73-year-old man last seen on Thanksgiving in Kissimmee

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is requesting the help of the public in finding a 73-year-old man who was last seen near Secret Key Cove in Kissimmee on Thanksgiving Day.

www.positivelyosceola.com

The distance is about 53 miles.

Eustis to Kissimmee

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[GuyfromCanada]

NOV 26

The Osceola County Sheriff's Office is searching for Herman McClenton. Deputies responded to the area of Secret Key Cove in Kissimmee around 4 p.m. Thursday after McClenton went for a walk and never returned. They said he is originally from Eustis and was visiting relatives for Thanksgiving.

The family of McClenton – who is a father of thirteen kids – spoke at the news conference asking for the public to be on the lookout and provide deputies with any tips they might have.

"We just want him home," his family said. "He's the glue to our family."

They said this is the longest he's ever been away from his kids and his wife.

'We just want him home': Family pleads for help finding 73-year-old Florida father missing since Thanksgiving

 

[PayrollNerd]

Maybe he just got turned around and wasn’t able to find his way back? It looks like a planned community.

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[Unsolved]

Maybe he just got turned around and wasn’t able to find his way back? It looks like a planned community.

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This article does show they were at a rental, and also mentions he has dementia. Oh and also that he's a pastor. I sure hope he is somewhere safe tonight:

Eustis father of 13 missing from west Kissimmee rental since Thursday; Sheriff, family seeking public's help​

The situation is getting dire for a family who visited the Kissimmee area for Thanksgiving, and has been missing its father since Thursday.

Herman McClenton, 73, part of a family visiting from Eustis, reportedly went for a walk from the home in Secret Key Cove in the Emerald Island Resort, on the west side of Osceola County just west of State Road 429. McClenton, who officials say suffers from dementia, has been missing since.

Sheriff Marcos Lopez said Saturday video footage from nearby subdivisions showed him walking behind houses, moving quickly.

Eustis father of 13 missing from west Kissimmee rental since Thursday; Sheriff, family seeking public's help

The situation is getting dire for a family who visited the Kissimmee area for Thanksgiving, and has been missing its father since Thursday.

www.aroundosceola.com

 

[GuyfromCanada]

NOV 26

Video at link.

Press conference from earlier in the day.

 

[PayrollNerd]

I'm really glad they're getting the word out and hopefully other owners will look at their cameras. There are some retention ponds behind some of those neighborhood roads. If he was walking behind houses, I hope the ground was level so he didn't lose balance and fall.

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 27, 2022

Osceola sheriff releases surveillance video of missing 73-year-old; family asks for public’s help

The 73-year-old disappeared after he went for a walk on Thanksgiving.

www.wftv.com

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The sheriff’s office said it is using sniffing dogs and computer technology to try and find McClenton but they now need the public’s help.

Surveillance video captured McClenton walking behind homes in Kissimmee and the family told Channel 9 News that he may have been spotted in the area as recently as Saturday night.

“He’s very strong and very healthy. On the videos, he’s moving very quickly. It’s just, he’s not familiar with this area,” Lopez said.

“He’s a pastor. He’s a good man. All of his kids miss him. A lot of us are here today. And we just want him home,” said Porter.

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[GuyfromCanada]

NOV 27

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. – The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released new video footage of 73-year-old Herman McClenton, the man last seen visiting his family on Thanksgiving.

The footage shows McClenton walking near a tree-lined pond and and what appears to be an adjacent neighborhood.

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office releases new footage of man missing since Thanksgiving

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released new video footage of 73-year-old Herman McClenton, the man last seen visiting his family on Thanksgiving.

www.clickorlando.com

 

[PayrollNerd]

I wonder if he went into the brush to stay warm or take cover from the sun.

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“He suffers from dementia, we suspect no foul play at this time for his disappearance. We’ve been searching with the K-9, aviation, bloodhounds; we still haven’t been able to find him or locate him. We do have some videos of him running behind houses, walking behind houses, and actually in some areas just west of here, subdivisions that are connected.

Osceola County Sheriff’s Office releases new footage of man missing since Thanksgiving

The Osceola County Sheriff’s Office released new video footage of 73-year-old Herman McClenton, the man last seen visiting his family on Thanksgiving.

www.clickorlando.com

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 27, 2022

New footage released of man reported missing in Osceola County​

 

[PommyMommy]

NOV 28, 2022

New video shows missing 73-year-old Florida pastor who vanished on Thanksgiving

His family is praying someone will see or hear this and help them get their loved one home.

www.wesh.com

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The Osceola County Sheriff's Office released the footage Sunday that they say shows Herman McClenton around the time he went missing.

"We've already checked local hospitals. We exhausted a lot of the avenues where he might be. We've put out posters and flyers and still were not able to locate him, so we're turning to the public for some help right now," Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez said.

Investigators say McClenton went for a walk around 4 p.m. Thanksgiving afternoon and never returned to his family.

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His family is praying someone will see or hear this and help them get their loved one home.

If you know where Herman McClenton is, you're asked to call the Osceola County Sheriff's Office at 407-348-2222 or call 911.

 

[Seni]

Officials search for 73-year-old Florida pastor who vanished on Thanksgiving

McClenton Sr. went missing around 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving.

www.wesh.com

On Monday, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez gave an update on the search.


He said crews are focusing their efforts on looking in the area where Herman McClenton Sr. was last seen.

"We're hoping he's still in this area," he said.

Lopez asked residents in the area to check their surveillance video and inform officials if they think it could be helpful. He said this could be helpful in establishing a timeline.

The sheriff said tips have been called in but nothing has panned out.


Lopez said the surrounding area includes swamp and dense vegetation that is difficult to search.


Relatives said McClenton is friendly, but they do not want people to physically detain him if they seen him.

Family members call him a "homebody" and say he has never wandered off or gotten lost before.

Anyone who sees him is asked to take video and call police.

"You see these things happen on the news but you never think it's going to happen to you," McClenton's daughter said. "Our father is strong and he's on a mission to get back to us."

Family members say he is in need of blood pressure and epilepsy medication.

 

[PommyMommy]

Oh dear, in need of blood pressure and epilepsy medication is troubling, @Seni. So is 200 acres of swampy area...

NOV 28, 2022

Family asks for help finding 73-year-old man missing in Osceola County since Thanksgiving

The family of a missing 73-year-old man is pleading for help finding him as the search in Osceola County enters its fourth day.

www.clickorlando.com

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“We’re focusing the search in the area around the neighborhood where he was last seen. It was one of the ponds just a little bit west of here. And that was one of the last confirmed sightings that we see him,” Lopez said. “There’s approximately 200 acres of swampy area in there. We’ve really expanded our search not only in that area, but in outside the neighborhood just in case he’s left the location.”

Lopez said deputies were searching bodies of water in the area, adding that they have some sonar equipment in use to check hard-to-reach areas.

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Search for missing man with dementia continues

McClenton went missing on Thanksgiving day, November 24.

www.mynews13.com

Clara said her father also has high blood pressure, diabetes, and epilepsy. He has gone at least four days without the medication to treat those conditions. “If he doesn’t have that, I don’t want to think about what could possibly happen,” she said.

 

[GuyfromCanada]

DEC 1

A body has been found, not yet confirmed, but this may be Herman.

While not confirming it is the missing man, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez announced Thursday afternoon that investigators have discovered a body that "has the indicators" that it could be Herman McClenton, the 73-year-old man who went missing on Thanksgiving from a vacation rental home in western Osceola County.

He said the body was discovered early Thursday afternoon about a mile from the Secret Key Cove in the Emerald Island Resort, near State Road 429.

"It was in a very tough area, very marshy and chest-deep water. It's amazing a person would even get back there," Lopez said.

Sheriff's Office announces discovery of body with "indicators" it's missing pastor

While not confirming it is the missing man, Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez announced Thursday afternoon that investigators have discovered a body that "has the indicators" that it could be Her

www.aroundosceola.com

 

[YaYa_521]

Rest in peace, Mr. McClenton.

Officials say partnership will improve search for missing people

The move comes after three missing people were found dead.

www.mynews13.com

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After a weeks-long search, McClenton’s body was found in a swampy area in Kissimmee about a mile from where he was last seen.

What You Need To Know​

• The Senior Resource Alliance will distribute 5,000 scent preservation kits in four Central Florida counties
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[PayrollNerd]

Swampy areas here can be a thick muck that literally sucks your shoe off your foot. Poor fella must have wandered in and couldn’t get out. He had to be frightened. So sad.

 

[cuffem]

Rest in peace, Mr. McClenton.

Officials say partnership will improve search for missing people

The move comes after three missing people were found dead.

www.mynews13.com

SBM
After a weeks-long search, McClenton’s body was found in a swampy area in Kissimmee about a mile from where he was last seen.

What You Need To Know​

• The Senior Resource Alliance will distribute 5,000 scent preservation kits in four Central Florida counties
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• The scent preservation kits will help investigators improve their chances to find missing people more quickly

This is a video on his and 2 other missing cases that ended badly in water and the new program.

3 deadly missing person cases in Orange County prompts new partnership with sheriff's office

The Orange County Sheriff's Office will announce a new partnership to better search for missing people after a man and two kids in separate cases ended in tragedy.

www.yahoo.com

 

[sorcoy14]

May his memory be a blessing.

 

[PommyMommy]

Rest peacefully, Mr. McClenton.

 

[PayrollNerd]

MSN

Osceola County Sheriff Marcos Lopez announced Friday that deputies have identified a body that was found in Kissimmee last month as 73-year-old Herman McClenton.

Late last month, deputies found a body in a swampy area near State Road 429 about a mile from where McClenton was last seen. They also found items of clothing matching what McClenton was last seen wearing.

Sheriff Lopez said at the time they were “fairly certain” they’d found McClenton there but would have to wait for confirmation from the Osceola County Medical Examiner.