Talladega County – A missing Sylacauga 80-year-old was found dead after he went missing from a boat launch at Logan Martin Lake on Wednesday. Talladega County Coroner Shaddix Murphy identified the man as Houston Wilson from Sylacauga.
Wilson was apparently dropped off at the boat launch by his brother just after midnight with his boat. When the brother came back to get him, Wilson was gone. The circumstances behind Wilson’s disappearance are still unclear.
Pell City’s Fire Chief Jerry Dailey said that the city’s dive team received a call about a missing person at 2:00 a.m., and multiple agencies searched for the man Wednesday morning. Wilson’s body was recovered near the Back Porch Grill on Logan Martin Lake around 10:00 a.m.