Police find body in Rouge River in Dearborn Heights

After an intensive seek for a lacking man, Dearborn Heights police stated they found a lacking physique within the Rouge River on Thursday, January 8.

Round midday, police stated they had been searching for a 30-year-old man with autism, Yousif Hassan Naim, who had been reported lacking. In a press release launched on Fb at 5:45 p.m., police stated that they had discovered a physique within the river however didn’t verify the particular person was Naim. Police added that the physique discovered seems to match the outline of the person they had been searching for. The seek for Naim has been referred to as off.

Dearborn Heights Police Chief Michael Guzowski, who was appointed as the brand new chief by Mayor Mo Baydoun earlier this week, didn’t instantly return a message looking for remark. A voicemail left with one other police officer was not answered.

“We’ve got appointed a sufferer advocate and can proceed to help the household all through this course of to make sure they obtain the care and assets they want at this extremely troublesome time.” Guzowski said in a statement on Facebook.

Naim was final seen strolling in Dearborn Heights and Detroit, police stated. Members of the family stated he might have been disoriented and had issue speaking with strangers, police stated.

Along with the Dearborn Heights Police Division, the search additionally concerned the Dearborn Police and Fireplace Departments and Wayne County Regulation Enforcement. Police stated a drone they used found the physique.

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