The body of a 71-year-old man missing from a Caroline County nursing home since Aug. 3. has been found.
The date and cause of death are under investigation. Additional information about where the body was found, and by whom, was not available from the sheriff's office last night.
The body of Richard Eddie Robertson was found about 10 a.m. Friday morning, according to a statement from Caroline Sheriff Tony Lippa, released by Cenk Kalemdaroglu, an administrator at Bowling Green Healthcare Center.
"We are deeply saddened to learn of the tragic outcome of the exhaustive search to find Mr. Robertson," Kalemdaroglu wrote in a statement. "Our sincere condolences go out to his family and loved ones. We would like to thank all of the individuals and volunteers that have assisted in this search effort."
Kalemdaroglu said he could not answer any specific questions because of privacy issues.
The Caroline Sheriff's Office received a call about 6:30 p.m. Aug. 3, saying that Robertson was missing from the nursing home on Anderson Avenue. Robertson suffered from dementia.
Air and ground searches failed to find him. Lippa has said the last lead searchers had was when a dog tracked Robertson about a half mile to State Route 207 the evening he went missing.
Robertson's guardian, Carol Ewing of Bridges Senior Care Solutions, said yesterday that she was awaiting information about the time and cause of Robertson's death.
Mullins & Thompson Funeral Service, Spotsylvania Chapel, is handing arrangements.
Laura L. Hutchison:
Email: lhutchison@freelancestar.com