Rescue crews find body of missing man last seen near Cle Elum
Photo credit: Kittitas County Sheriff's Office
CLE ELUM, Wash. - Kittitas County rescue crews have recovered the body of a missing Mississippi man last seen near Cle Elum on November 16.
The sheriff’s office says 30-year-old Andrew Morgan and his family are from Mississippi, but Morgan was most recently living and working in the Seattle area. He stayed in touch with his family and occasionally helped them out with money.
On Nov. 16, the family received a notice from the Washington State Patrol saying Morgan’s car was impounded after a minor crash on I-90 near Cle Elum.
When troopers arrived at the crash, they did not find the driver anywhere. Morgan’s family immediately called Washington State Patrol, who contacted the sheriff’s office to begin a search and rescue operation.
After a lengthy search, crews found Morgan's body less than half a mile from the crash site, in the same direction his phone and clothes were found. Morgan's body was found by K9 teams in a swampy, wooded area south of the freeway. Officials do not suspect foul play.
According to the sheriff’s office, Morgan’s family was worried he may be suffering another schizophrenic crisis—he had a similar episode last year when he fled from Seattle to Mississippi, believing he was being chased. His family suspected he stopped taking his medication, and believed he was trying to shelter or hide somewhere, putting himself in danger.
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