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GoogleBedford County authorities recovered the body of 19-year-old Nathan Andrew Young, of Tullahoma, 50 feet down a ravine off U.S. 41-A South near Granny Fishes Restaurant, said Lt. Ray Higginbotham of the Tullahoma Police Department.
According to a report by Tennessee State Trooper Mike Hall, Young was travelling south in a 1997 Jeep when he "ran off the west side of the roadway going down an embankment."
Young was employed at Shelbyville Recreation Center as a lifeguard.
"Our staff is very upset," said Sylvia Pinson, director of Shelbyville's Park and Recreation Department. "We hate to lose a young man like that."
Pinson said she was informed of Young's death early this morning, and that aquatics director Pam Henry has been "calling everyone to let them know" and has also been speaking to the lifeguards on duty about the death.
The missing persons report was filed Monday, Higginbotham said. Young had not been seen since around 11 a.m. Saturday in Tullahoma, he said.
Young's location was determined when his cell phone was tracked by Tullahoma Officer Phil Henderson, Higginbotham said.
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I wonder why a missing persons report wasn't filed until Monday for a person no one had seen since Saturday morning. I'd understand an older individual, but not a 19 year old. I'm also curious as to why it took them almost an entire day after the missing person report to track a cell phone location 10 miles down the road. I'll be awaiting the autopsy report to find out if the young man died on impact or if swifter response could of saved his life. Hopefully T-G will post a followup with more information. This story doesn't answer many questions.
My thoughts and prayers go out to Young's family.
If the hill is the one they call Trout Farm Hill it is possible to not see it from the road my sister and myself went off that hill and if it wasn't for a lady carring her child to school that day no telling how long we would have been there I'm just glad both of us made it
Dolittle, it's really irrevelant at this point to ask the why's at least they did there job in finding the young man. My prayers are with the family on there loss.
This is in response to Dolittle......Your response wreaks of the need to make the parents of this young man feel guilty. You are writing from ignorance of how the legal system works regarding people of this age who are missing. I would say, since I DO have firsthand experience with a missing teenager, that I am impressed that the authorities found him so quickly. You are in for a rude awakening if you ever have to deal with such a situation yourself.
HappyMe, I like your comment! Some people just don't understand! Dolittle, a missing persons report cannot be filed until it has been at least 24 hours since the person in question has been seen or heard from. His parents might have thought that he was just out with friends and would be back by Monday for work. Then when he still wasn't home on Monday, they filed the report. So I really don't think you should be insinuating criticism to anyone involved in this situation. It's tragic enough without your rude opinion and questions!
Everyone's passion and concern is truly appreciated. Please try to keep in mind that the family and friends of this young man will be looking at this page and the comments. We all can agree this is a terrible accident. The Young family will grieve for Nathan long after everyone here has stopped making comments. Keep them in your thoughts and prayers. He was a smart, funny, kind young man, an Eagle Scout, loving brother and son and was the light and joy of his parent's lives. He will live on in their hearts forever.
I have a very thick skin, so your lashing out at me is fruitless. I did ask legitimate questions.
I do sympathize with the family and I'm not sure how my remarks are shedding negative light on them. My inquiries are more in an effort to prevent a tragedy such as this of repeating itself.
If this young man was last seen 11:00 a.m. Saturday morning, my question was why did it take so long for someone to suggest tracking this cell phone signal. All cell phones are equiped with GPS that can be tracked by 911. You can have this set to 911 only or have your location on all the time. All parents should set their phone location to always on. It should of taken a matter of possibly an hour to find the young man after he was reported missing by tracking this phone.
I'm not really sure why the need to refer to me as ignorant and saying my questions are irrelevant, is necessary. If one of my kids ran off the road, I'd hope it wouldn't take this long to locate them. I'm not faulting anyone. I'd just like these questions answered.
Now, continue your slamming of old Dolittle if you'd like, but please answer some of these questions if your "in the know".
My prayers and thoughts are with the family and friends of this young man...Dolittle.Thank you for the information on the cell phone..I did not know about that and I had my son check his to make sure it is on...
My prayers and thoughts go out to this family, for the loss of their son.
3 years ago my son disappeared for an hour from the house, was not seen by his friends down the street and I totally losed it. Instead of calling the police I called my dad. "Why? I think was because I was not for certain that he was really missing yet. All kind of crazy thoughts went through my head of someone snatching him up and hurting him. I felt like I wasn't moving fast enough searching for him, he showed up at a strangers house 2 houses down. That is a Horrible feeling not knowing where your child is, and their is nothing you can do. If I called the police and they told me I had to wait 24 hrs. before they could do anything, I would probably be very angry. I wish they would change this rule/law especially for young people that come up missing, and probably women too.
That is a crucial time; with in 24 hrs. a person can be killed by a kidnapper, or if a person is hurt and dying. Their is so much of this type of crime or incident going on right now that the 24 hr. system needs to be changed to no more than 2-3 hrs. after all the normal locations are checked by family and friends; at least for people that usually have set routines, don't normally disappear without telling someone, younger people, children and women. (JMO).
I would like to know what caused the young man to run off the road. If he just losed control of the car, fell asleep behind the wheel, had some kind of fatal health problem, or someone else caused the incident.
Dolittle, I'm glad to read your information about the tracking of cell phones, I did not know this either. Is it best to set the phone at the 911 only, or location on all the time? This is GOOD Information.
I do have to say Shelbyville Police seems to be much better, and on the ball working at solving missing people and murder crimes than some other cities are.
Doolittle you are 100 percent correct. To elaborate even more is that the device itself is how you turn on the setting. Go to the phone settings menu and choose the Location Option. You have two choices: 911 or ON
By default the devices are set to 911 only, meaning only in an emergency situation determined by the police and the cell carrier can your device be tracked. It takes a lot of time to get the police and the carriers to approve the tracking. If the device is manually changed by you to Location ON, then the device can be tracked much sooner. It is a privacy issue as to why the default is set to 911. Please everyone set their phones to Location ON, if the above instructions did not work for you, contact your carrier. They will help you.
Here's a little information I found out that may help in the future:
How long must I wait before I can file a report?
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There is no time limit before you can file a report. You may contact the police for a report as soon as you realize the person is missing. A missing person is defined as, "...any person who is absent from where they are supposed or expected to be, and at least one of the following apply:
The person is senile, or has other mental or physical impairments which subject that person, or others, to danger.
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There is any indication that the absence is not voluntary. An involuntary absence will be assumed if the length of absence is unreasonable.
_ **(I'm guess the person filing the report would determine the "length of unreasonable time since it is not specified.)**________________________________________________
The person is under 18 years of age and:
A. Has run away or is otherwise missing from the home, or the care, custody, or control of parents, custodial parent, guardian, legal custodian, or other person having respondibility for the minor.
B. Is missing and there is reason to believe the individual could be the victim of kidnapping, abduction, unlawful restraint, child stealing, or interference with custody.
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What happens after I file a missing person's report?
The missing person's information (name, date of birth, description, etc) is entered into a nationally linked computer system within 12-hours. If foul play is suspected, or the missing person is under the age of 12 or is otherwise deemed unable to care for themselves, a search of the immediate and surrounding areas will begin at once.
Thank You kellyanne, and Dolittle.
WHEN HAVE AUTOPSY REPORTS BECOME PUBLIC RECORDS???THEN THE T-G IS MISSING SOMETHING ELSE TO MAKE NEWS ABOUT.(OR IS IT)?MY AUTOPSY IS PRIVATE UNTIL I SAY DIFFERENT!!!