UPDATE: Body of man reported missing from Sylacauga has been found

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – Two days after a BOLO alert was issued, authorities say the body of a man who was reported missing from Sylacauga has been found in Lake Martin.

On December 2, 2024, the Sylacauga Police Department issued a Be On the Lookout (BOLO) alert for 31-year old Clifford Wesley Beach, a Harpersville man who had been reported as missing from the Sylacauga area.

On December 4th, authorities were called to the Stowe Ferry boat ramp to meet with two people who thought they found a body in the lake. The body was sent to the Department of Forensic Sciences in Montgomery, and it was identified as Clifford Wesley Beach. A cause of death has not yet been released.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call Talladega County Central Dispatch at (256) 761-1556 or SPD Investigator Miller (256) 391-4391.