Missing doctor found dead under frozen pond surface in Michigan

A Michigan doctor who went missing on Christmas Eve was found dead Tuesday after a team of divers searched a frozen pond near his home.

Dr. Bolek Payan was last seen leaving the Henry Ford Allegiance Health Hospital in Jackson, Michigan on Thursday, according to Blackman-Leoni Public Safety. Facebook post on Christmas Eve. His car was found at his home, but he did not return to work or communicate with his friends or family.

Payan was seen leaving the house on foot after detectives were able to access his password-protected surveillance system. authorities said on Tuesday. A search of the surrounding area, including using K-9 dogs and drones, turned up no results.

A Jackson County diving team found Payan after digging holes in the surface of a frozen pond on his property to search for water. An autopsy is being performed by the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office.

“Detectives believe that Dr. Payan should have died before he was reported missing due to the weather conditions on the day he left his residence and the fact that he was in the water,” the statement said. Public Safety Blackman-Leoni.

Michigan was among a large number of states hit by a winter storm that brought freezing temperatures, strong winds and heavy rainfall.