The body of a missing Orleans County man was found Sunday in a pond near his home in the Town of Barre.
The Orleans County Sheriff’s Office says 71-year-old Robert Arnett was found after a search that began Friday evening when Arnett left his home to look for a missing cat and didn’t return. The family told deputies Arnett suffered from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Deputies say Arnett apparetly went about a thousand feet from his door before falling into a pond on his neighbor’s property. Ground and air searches on Saturday found nothing, so a State Police Dive Team was called in to check the pond on Sunday. They found the body within 30 minutes.