Police find body of missing Coquille man

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Saturday, November 29, 2008 | 5 comment(s)

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The Coquille Police Department announced Friday afternoon searchers had found the body of a missing Coquille man, who apparently wandered away from home early Thursday morning.

Searchers located the body of 58-year-old Dean L. Morlan at 10:50 a.m. in a wooded area off First and Irving streets, police Chief Mark Dannels said in a press release. Morlan's wife, Cheryl Morlan, called police around 9:30 after awaking Thursday morning and finding him missing from their First Street residence.

"Morlan’s death appears to be weather related based on exposure, specifically, the low temperatures over the last 2 nights," Dannels said.

Morlan was a stage III Alzheimer’s patient.

Cheryl had last seen him around 11 p.m. Wednesday, after going to bed.

Coquille officers and the Coos County Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team spent Thursday canvassing the neighborhood and surrounding area, but were unsuccessful in locating him. They went back out Friday around 10 a.m. to resume their search.
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to B wrote on Dec 3, 2008 11:00 AM:

Yeah, I really do think the FACTS are important no matter what the story, tragedy or not....the people should get the FACTS

B wrote on Dec 2, 2008 6:14 PM:

Hey Interesting... ya really think those kind of details are that important when a tragedy like this occurs!

so sorry wrote on Nov 29, 2008 2:32 PM:

I just want to tell the family how sorry I am for their loss. It had to have been so scary not knowing were he was and to make it that much harder him having alzheimer's. I hope you find peace knowing that he is with God and he is no longer sick. God bless

interesting wrote on Nov 29, 2008 9:07 AM:

I find it interesting that the article states 'searchers' found the body when it was the garbage man who found him unexpectedly!!!

TheMom wrote on Nov 29, 2008 8:05 AM:

I'm so sorry to hear about this. Stage III Alzheimer's at age 58 is scary! He was only one year older than me. My condolences to his family and friends; especially since it happened during the holiday season making it that much more tragic.


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