Ronald Nicholas, the 72-year-old grandfather and outdoorsman missing from Lackawanna County, was found dead near Brady s Lake Sunday morning, Pocono Mountain Regional Police said.
Sunday s announcement concludes a 17-day search that enlisted the help of helicopters, search dogs, fire fighters and police officers and was punctuated by moments of hope.
Nicholas spent Easter with his family before returning home April 5. Days passed, and his family didn t hear from him again, said his son, Aaron Nicholas. They reported him missing April 8. He s usually pretty savvy at putting hearts and stars on all the grandkid photos that we post on a family thread, Aaron said. We hadn t seen anything.