A Jackson, Michigan, doctor who went missing last week was found dead in a frozen pond on a property near his home Tuesday.
Dr. Bolek Payan was last seen leaving the Henry Ford Jackson Hospital on Thursday. According to a Facebook post from the Blackman-Leoni Township Department of Public Safety, detectives were able to access Dr. Payan’s home video camera system.
The video showed the missing doctor walking out of his home on Thursday afternoon.
Authorities conducted an extensive search of the property involving K-9s, drones and officers on foot. After nothing was found on land, holes were cut in the ice in a nearby pond.
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Dr. Bolek Payan was found dead in a frozen pond near his Michigan home.
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Divers later located Dr. Payan’s body under the ice. Detectives said they believed Dr. Payan was dead before he was reported missing due to weather conditions and the fact that he was in the water.
“Our thoughts are with the family and friends of Dr. Payan,” the public security department said.
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The Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office will perform an autopsy and toxicology tests.
It’s unclear exactly how or why Dr. Payan ended up in the pond.
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According to the Henry Ford Health website, Dr. Payan specialized in psychiatry and attended Midwestern University Chicago School of Osteopathic Medicine.
