Missing Deltona man's car found burned in Georgia, body inside

PHOTO COURTESY VOLUSIA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE
Missing — Dennis Seymour's 1997 Toyota was found burned in Georgia, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported about 9 p.m. Nov. 28. There was a body inside the vehicle, but the Sheriff's Office said a positive identification has not yet been made. Seymour's family reported him missing early Wednesday.

By Special to The Beacon

posted Nov 28, 2012 - 1:35:17pm

Deltona resident Dennis Seymour’s car was located Wednesday, Nov. 28, in Savannah, Ga., burned up and with a body inside, the Volusia County Sheriff's Office reported.

The Sheriff's Office had been looking for Seymour since about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, when family members reported that he had left his Deltona home Tuesday evening, leaving behind a suicide note.

The Sheriff's Office said the condition of the body inside Seymour's 1997 Toyota prevented a positive identification. Officials will be consulting medical records to help determine if the victim was 71-year-old Seymour.

REPORTED EARLIER: The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating a 71-year-old man who left his Deltona home Tuesday night and left behind a suicide note. Dennis Leslie Seymour was last seen by his wife at about 10 p.m. Tuesday, the Sheriff's Office said.

The Sheriff's Office said Seymour's wife woke up Wednesday morning and saw that her husband was gone and had left behind the note. The family notified the Sheriff’s Office at 11:30 a.m.

Seymour is 5 -foot, 7 inches tall and weighs about 140 pounds. He has brown eyes, gray hair and wears eyeglasses. He was last seen wearing a maroon long-sleeve shirt and dark pants.

He lives at 1780 Curry Ave. His car is a green 1997 Toyota Camry with Florida license plate N325YM.

It has political stickers in the rear window, and an AAA roadside-assistance sticker.

Anyone who spots Seymour or his car is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (386) 736-5999 or call 911 if there is an emergency.

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