From Haywood County Sheriff’s Office:
On July 7th, around 10 am, Mr Steven Troy Roper, age 63, was dropped off in the Big Eddy area by his wife to look for his missing dog. The wife returned home in the Hillville/Vildo road area. She received a text from Mr Roper a few hours later with a picture of him standing in chest high water. She also received a call from him stating he found his dog, but was trying to figure a way out of the area. She reported him missing to us at 3:30pm. Mr Roper receives dialysis every other day and is diabetic.
We searched until 2:30am this morning. We have our deputies, EMA, TWRA, THP and their helicopter searching the area. We have notified TBI Find for a Silver Alert to be issued. We will resume searching this morning.
Please call Central Dispatch at 731-772-1215 if you see him or his dog. Mr Roper was last seen wearing a red shirt and faded jeans.
Sheriff Garrett