Crime & Safety

Body of Elderly Man Found in Hugo

Those who found the body were searching for Radivoje "Ray" Novakovic, who has been missing since July 21.

Written by Kris Janisch

The body of what appears to be an elderly man was found Sunday afternoon in Hugo, according to the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

The group that found the body was searching for Radivoje “Ray” Novakovic, 75, who has been missing since July 21.

The Washington County Sheriff’s Office at 3:22 p.m. Sunday, July 28, responded to a call about the body.

Investigators have been in contact with Novakovic’s family.

The search effort was called off Sunday, according to a release from the Washington County Sheriff’s Office.

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Authorities are expected to release more information, including a positive identification of the body, as it becomes available. 

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