Garrett, a 60-year-old Morgan County man, was found dead Sunday evening after a Silver Alert search that began earlier in the day. Morgan County Executive Brian Langley said he was on scene as local officials helped Tennessee Highway Patrol search for Garrett.
Garrett was last seen Saturday near Calvin Howard Road in Lancing. The search began Sunday afternoon in Morgan County, turning quickly from a missing-person effort into a recovery operation by evening.
Brian Langley on scene
Langley said Morgan County officials helped Tennessee Highway Patrol search for Garrett. His presence on scene shows the search drew local leadership into an active field effort, not just a desk-based response.
The case was part of a Silver Alert in Morgan County, the notice used in this search to focus attention on the missing 60-year-old. The alert ended after Garrett was found dead, leaving the death itself as the unresolved fact in the case.
Calvin Howard Road in Lancing
The last known sighting placed Garrett near Calvin Howard Road in Lancing on Saturday. That detail sets the starting point for the search that followed the next afternoon and gives investigators the last location tied to him before he was found.
The cause of death is unknown at this time. For anyone following the case, that means the search has ended, but the reason for Garrett’s death has not been established in the available facts.
