Missing Michigan doctor found dead in frozen pond

A Michigan doctor who was missing for five days was found dead in a frozen pond near his home.

Dr. Borek Payan was last seen leaving the Henry Ford Jackson Hospital in Jackson, Michigan, where he works, on December 22nd. He posted on Facebook on Christmas Eve that he was missing and asked the public for help to find him.

On Tuesday, the Public Security Bureau announced that divers had recovered Payang’s body. Detectives investigating Payan’s disappearance were able to access his home video, his cameras, and his system, showing that Payan left his home on foot on the afternoon of December 22. saw the video. , the public security bureau said a decision had been made to drill holes in the ice of a pond on Payang’s property.

“Detectives believe Dr. Payang was dead before being reported missing due to weather conditions on the day he left his residence and the fact that he was in the water,” the public security bureau said. “Our thoughts are with Dr. Payan’s family and friends.”

According to the National Weather Service, the Michigan area was dealing with a strong Arctic cold front from the afternoon of December 22, when the payang was last sighted, until December 25. The main effect of the cold front was “wind and cold”, with temperatures plummeting by more than 35 degrees in parts of Michigan on December 22nd. Temperatures in Michigan stayed in the single digits until December 25th, when gusts of wind caused chills in the minus teens.

The Jackson County Coroner’s Office plans to conduct an autopsy and toxicology test on Payang’s body, according to the Public Security Bureau.