OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. - The Osceola County Sheriff's Office has confirmed that the body found in a swampy pond in Kissimmee is 73-year-old Herman McClenton of Eustis.
His body was retrieved from deputies on Dec. 1 around 1:10 p.m., nearly one mile from the area of Secret Key Cove in Kissimmee where McClenton was last seen going for a walk.
Sheriff Marcos Lopez said they found articles of clothing that matched what McClenton was last seen wearing. Days before, the family pleaded with the public to help with finding the missing man.
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'We just want him home': Family pleads for help finding 73-year-old father from Eustis missing since Thanksgiving
The family of 73-year-old Herman McClenton of Eustis is asking for the public's help finding him after he went for a walk on Thanksgiving and never returned.
McClenton suffered from dementia and went missing while going on a walk as he visited relatives in Kissimmee for Thanksgiving.