Mystery as doctor, 49, vanishes and his car is found abandoned in a park in the Ozarks – sparking his family to appeal for help
- Desperate family are appealing for information on Dr John Forsyth’s whereabouts
- Physician who ‘never missed a day of work in his life’ sparked alarm after failing to turn up for his shift
- Search dogs and heat signature drone so far bring up no evidence
A Missouri doctor has been reported missing after he failed to turn up for work and his car was found abandoned in a park in the Ozarks.
Dr. John Forsyth, did not turn up to his shift on Sunday evening at Mercy Hospital in Cassville, where he works as a physician.
His friends and family soon raised the alarm and his car was located abandoned in the Cassville Aquatic center car park – less than a mile from the hospital.
The doors were found unlocked with the keys inside, police said.
Forsyth was last seen at his trailer near the hospital at 7am on Sunday after leaving the clinic.
Dr. John Forsyth did not turn up to his shift at Mercy Hospital in Cassville on Sunday evening
His car was located abandoned in the ‘odd location’ of Cassville Aquatic center car park
Authorities found two cell phones in his trailer but search dogs and a heat signature drone brought up no evidence in the surrounding area.
Tiffany Andelin, Forsyth’s sister, pleaded for anyone with information to contact the police or her family.
‘My brother is missing. If anyone knows anything, please contact us. I’m so worried, I’m a mess. That’s all I can say right now,’ she wrote on Facebook.
She added that her brother had been a doctor in the Aurora area for many years and would hopefully be recognizable to many in the local community.
Forsyth’s brother, whose name was not given, told KOLR that ‘this is very unusual for him, this is a punctual man who’s never missed a day of work in his life. Not even for being sick.’
He described the finding of his brother’s car by Highway Patrol as in ‘a very odd location’.
‘He is a very good, generous, kind and patient man. He is a person admired by a lot of people. He is a great doctor who works very hard, who has given a lot of his free time to helping people.’
He added: ‘He is like a guardian angel to me.’
Desperate family are appealing for information on Dr John Forsyth’s whereabouts
‘He is a very good, generous, kind and patient man. He is a person admired by a lot of people,’ his brother said
Search dogs and a heat signature drone brought up no evidence in the surrounding area
Forsyth lived in a trailer near the hospital and was last seen there around 7am on Sunday
Police say they do not suspect that there is any threat to the public at this time.
His fiancée also called his behavior ‘odd’ and said that she hasn’t heard from him.
Police say they do not suspect that there is any threat to the public at this time.
The missing doctor has been described as being 5 feet, 11 inches tall, weighing 180 pounds and was last seen wearing a black shirt with blue/gray pants.
