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Police Find the Body of the Missing Monkton, VT Man

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Ralph Meader Ralph Meader
MONKTON, Vt. -

Police and search crews found the body of the missing Monkton, Vt. man early Friday morning.


Police say, after searching through the night, a New England K9 Search and Rescue unit located the body of Ralph Meader, 65, in the water around 4:30.

His body was found approximately 50 feet from the shoreline in a swamp off the east side of the Bristol Road.

Police do not believe Meader's death is suspicious and his body is being sent for an autopsy.

Meader was reported missing after he didn't return home Thursday night from a walk. He was an avid hiker and nature enthusiast.

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