A Cleveland man reported missing earlier this week in White County has been found dead. On Friday, authorities discovered the body of 50-year-old Jeffrey McKenna inside his wrecked pickup truck on Highway 75 north of Cleveland. He had been missing since Tuesday.
McKenna’s vehicle was located a short distance off the highway. Officials say the 2017 Chevrolet Silverado apparently left the road, struck an embankment, and overturned onto its top in a ditch.
Authorities searched for McKenna for four days using tracking dogs and Georgia State Patrol helicopters, says Cleveland Police Chief Jeff Shoemaker. Police put out a flyer on Thursday, asking the public to be on the lookout for McKenna.
“The members of the Cleveland Police Department are saddened by the outcome; our thoughts and prayers are with the family of Mr. McKenna,” says Chief Shoemaker.
Other agencies assisted in the search, including the White County Fire Department, White County Sheriff’s Office, Helen Police Department, Appalachian Regional Drug Enforceement Office, and other surrounding local and state agencies.
In his press release announcing the discovery, Shoemaker did not say how McKenna was located or give his cause of death. He says the matter remains under investigation by the Cleveland Police Department, Georgia State Patrol, and White County Coroner’s Office.
