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NEWPORT – The body of Randy Mesec was found Saturday, April 19. Mesec, 69, had been reported missing in the Greenhood Road area, northeast of Cusick near the Idaho border.
A missing person report was taken by the Pend Oreille County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday, April 15. Mesec had been last seen at his residence April 8.
A deputy responded to take the call and Pend Oreille County Search and Rescue was contacted to conduct a search of the area. After a four-day search investigation, Mesac was found deceased in a forested area adjoining the residence by Bonner County Search and Rescue April 19.
The Medical Examiner from Spokane County was called and will oversee the investigation to determine the cause of death.
Pend Oreille County Sheriff Glenn Blakeslee said the disappearance seemed odd to him but that no signs of violence had been found. Nevertheless, he said the Sheriff’s Office treats all disappearances as homicides until it is ruled out.
“We’ll wait for the Medical Examiner to determine manner and cause of death,” Blakeslee said.
Units who assisted in the remote search included Pend Oreille Search and Rescue, Bonner County Search and Rescue, Bonner County Dive Team, Bonner County K-9 Search Team, Spokane Search and Rescue K-9 Team, Stevens County Search and Rescue, Kalispel Tribe, and Bonner County Sheriff’s Office drone team.
