The Coffee County Sheriff’s Department received a call on Friday (August 19, 2016) that Benjamin Cox was missing from his residence in the Summitville, TN area. Apparently he went missing on Wednesday (August, 17) around 2 pm. On Tuesday morning Cox was found deceased at a location in Summitville.
No foul play is suspected at this time and an autopsy will be performed.
Over the past few days, deputies and Coffee Rescue Squad members have searched the area, but were unable to find Cox until he was located by a person on Tuesday.
Mr Cox was 35 years old.