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« Seekonk police searching for Maine fugitive | Today | House finance panel begins debate on budget » June 13, 2006W. Warwick man presumed dead after 11-day searchPolice disclosed today that they have been searching for a West Warwick man who disappeared in the Big River Management Area 11 days ago and who is now presumed dead. Gerald G. Cox, 44, a production manager for a floral company in Cranston, left a suicide note at his home and drove to the 14-square-mile woodlands in West Greenwich on Friday, June 2, said his wife, Teresa Cox. The state police searched exhaustively for Cox over the following weekend, but failed to find him. Last week, volunteers from the Sheriff's Department began searching the area in all-terrain vehicles, still with no success. Some State Police and volunteers are continuing the search, but in a more limited way. Posted by Andrea Panciera CommentsTeresa Cox | August 22, 2006 12:06 AM link Post a commentPlease be civil. Vicious comments, personal attacks and profanity won't be published. Name and email are required; email address will not publish. |
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Oct 2005 - March 2006
The missing body of Gerald G. Cox is going into its third month. The State Police and the DEM have not been able to search an area of swamp land and small pond which is located straight in from where the truck was found. There is an effort, headed up by the staff of the Montel Williams Show, to encourage the continuation of the search into these areas. The land portions have only been covered and the goal is to rule out all the possible areas in order to find the missing man's body.
Due to the lack of equipment the State Police and the DEM cannot search these areas. Rhode Island has over 60,000 acres of swamp land and only the Sheriff's Department has the equipment to be able to safely go into the swamp portion. This volunteer unit purchased their own equipment which includes ATV's, a 6 wheel amphibious unit and boats.
Word is still pending regarding whether the search will be allowed to go forward.