Jul 07, 2020

Body found in southeast Nebraska believed to be missing man

Posted Jul 07, 2020 10:34 PM

TECUMSEH, Neb. (AP) - Authorities say a body that was found in southeast Nebraska is believed to be a man who went missing two weeks ago.

Johnson County Attorney Rick Smith said that further testing would be done to confirm that the remains found Monday in a vehicle parked in a pasture driveway near Tecumseh were those of 56-year-old Mark Swarthout, of Beatrice. He said that efforts also are underway to determine the cause of his death, the Lincoln Journal-Star reports.

Smith said the sheriff's office contacted the Nebraska State Patrol to investigate. He said further investigation led them to believe it was Swarthout.

Swarthout was last seen June 23 and was reported missing the next day.

On Tuesday in a Facebook post, Swarthout's brother Steve Swarthout thanked everyone who helped with the search.