Man found dead in same area Barnsdall man missing after tornado

Tornado damage in Barnsdall. Image KFOR.

BARNSDALL, Okla. (KFOR) – A man was found dead Saturday in the same area where search and rescue teams have been searching for a missing Barnsdall man. He has been missing since a tornado hit the area last week.

The Osage County Sheriff’s Office released the update early Saturday afternoon, but did not identify the body but clarified that it was a man.

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They said they found the body of a Bird Creek man around 2 p.m. They then said that no additional search was necessary.

Kenneth Wayne Hogue, 81, has been missing since Monday’s tornado.

Officers had searched for him throughout the Barnsdall area for days without success.

Officials have not made a connection between Hogue and the man found Saturday.

The National Weather Service Tulsa has surveyed the Barnsdall area for damage and preliminary reports classify it as a low-level EF-4 as of Wednesday evening.

Police officials say 30 to 40 homes, including a nursing home in Barnsdall, were damaged or destroyed. Those housed at this facility were transported to other health facilities.

According to officials, about 25 people, including children, were rescued from dilapidated houses on Monday evening.