The Frankenmuth Police Division confirmed that the physique of Robert Loren Bacon, 52, was discovered on Saturday, January 4 round 2pm after an 8-day search. His stays had been recovered by a dive staff at Cass River, with authorities saying his preliminary reason behind dying “seems to be drowning.”

At this level, the circumstances round Bacon’s dying stay unknown.

Bacon arrived on the Bavarian Inn in Frankenmuth on December twenty seventh, the place he was to satisfy together with his two daughters, ages 15 and 13. In keeping with his ex-wife Melissa McLenna, who spoke with WNEM about his disappearance, he arrived round 6:40pm.

She mentioned he then “went to the lodge room to vary out of his footwear and slides, was going to satisfy our daughter down on the pool space.” McLenna claimed her ex “mentioned he needed to transfer his automobile as a result of he was on the additional entrance from the place their room was.”

Bacon, nevertheless, by no means returned.

McLenna mentioned the lodge has surveillance video confirmed Bacon “going to the enjoyable middle after leaving the lodge room, by no means coming again to his automobile.” She added, “They have no video exhibiting he exited the constructing. Nevertheless, there are exits with out cameras.”

His automobile was nonetheless situated on the resort, whereas McLenna mentioned authorities discovered nothing suspicious within the automobile. He reportedly had his keys and pockets on him when he disappeared, in addition to his cellphone, which was turned off.

She mentioned considered one of their daughters mentioned “he was in a terrific temper” earlier than he vanished, including that he is a nature lover. “That’s simply his character. I would not put it previous him to come back exterior to smoke a cigarette and stroll alongside that river,” she informed the outlet.

He was reported lacking on December 30 to the Frankenmuth Police Division, with a number of businesses using canine, divers and drones of their search. In a earlier replace about their search,  police mentioned there was no exercise on Bacon’s monetary accounts and no confirmed sightings of him after the twenty seventh.

Search efforts targeted on the Cass River and its banks, mentioned police, who had been “assured” Bacon wasn’t on land wherever close to the world. Per a social media publish by McLenna, police informed her that there was “skinny ice” on the water the day he disappeared.

“I’ve no phrases to explain how we really feel,” she shared on Sunday morning, after Bacon’s physique was discovered. “We’re so unhappy. I simply need to say thanks to everybody that helped search for Robert, thanks to all that prayed for us and which are persevering with to hope for us.”

In keeping with police, the investigation is ongoing.