Missing hunter found dead Friday afternoon
By: Chelsea Rarrick
Updated: November 25, 2011
Richard Knight, the hunter who had been missing for several days has been found dead.
Knight was found around 3 p.m. Friday around a half a mile from his home on Butler Rd. in the town of Paris.
Knight had been missing since Wednesday morning.
Sheriff Robert Maciol says that right now, the death does not appear suspicious.
He says there has been an incredible amount of volunteers that came out to assist the Sheriff's Office and Forest Rangers.
"Today we had about 170 volunteers that came out to be a part of the search teams. It was a very large area that is covered all along Butler Rd." said Sheriff Maciol.
Sheriff Maciol says officials will be continuing to investigate the case to cover all the bases.
Knight was found around 3 p.m. Friday around a half a mile from his home on Butler Rd. in the town of Paris.
Knight had been missing since Wednesday morning.
Sheriff Robert Maciol says that right now, the death does not appear suspicious.
He says there has been an incredible amount of volunteers that came out to assist the Sheriff's Office and Forest Rangers.
"Today we had about 170 volunteers that came out to be a part of the search teams. It was a very large area that is covered all along Butler Rd." said Sheriff Maciol.
Sheriff Maciol says officials will be continuing to investigate the case to cover all the bases.
