The body of an 84-year-old Batavia man was found in a field off Cookson Road late this morning following a search by state troopers and Sheriff's deputies.
Alphonse Spiotta was last seen by a family member yesterday evening, a trooper said. His daughter reported him missing this morning.
At around 10 a.m., a county road maintenance worker reported finding a car off the roadway at 4312 Cookson Road, Alexander, that crashed into a tree. No one was around the vehicle, which was just around the curve where Dorman becomes Cookson. The worker told dispatch he first spotted the vehicle yesterday.
About 10 minutes later dispatch got a call from a woman who said her father was missing and that he was last seen yesterday.
A State Police helicopter was dispatched to the scene, but officers found the body shortly before it arrived. Sheriff's and State Police K-9s assisted in the search.
The man's body was found along a tree line next to the field some 300 yards south / southeast from where the car was found.
Alexander fire and Mercy EMS also responded to the scene.
