Temperance man, 87, with dementia found dead by searchers

1/3/2011

An 87-year-old man with dementia who was the subject of a Monroe County sheriff's search with a helicopter and dog was found dead Sunday afternoon in the 11000 block of Secor Road in Bedford Township.

Edward James Betley of Temperance was found about 5 p.m. south of his residence, according to the sheriff's office. Law enforcement's search started about 3 p.m. Mr. Betley's body was taken to the Wayne County medical examiner's office.