On
05-25-13, the Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office received a Silver Alert from
CHP, which was generated by the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Office. The alert
was for a missing elderly adult with the beginning stage of dementia. There was
no known destination; the information was to be on the look out for the missing
person and if located, stop, and inform Stanislaus County.
On
05-27-13, at about 0900 hrs, Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office Dispatch received
a call from a citizen who reported finding a body while wood cutting in the
forest. A Patrol Deputy and Sheriff’s Coroner responded to a location off of
forest road 3N01 between Cotton
Wood Rd and the Long Barn Area.
Sheriff’s
Personnel located and identified the body as that of the missing elderly adult
from Stanislaus County. The missing man was Amos
McElvaine 91 years old out of the Modesto
area. Mr. McElvaine’s family has been notified and the cause of death is
pending the completion of an autopsy.
Coroner personnel did not know why Mr.
McElvaine was in this area, nothing appeared to be missing, and there was no
evidence of any criminal activity.
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Thank you,
Sgt. James Oliver
Tuolumne County Sheriff’s Office