An investigation has been launched after a man who went missing from White Hall in Lowndes County was found dead in Selma on July 11.Â
Selma Police said Erick Maull Sr., 46, was found by owners of in the 2000 block of Cecil Jackson Bypass under the Beech Creek bridge around 6:30 p.m. July 11.
Maull was reported missing out of White Hall on July 1 by family members.
White Hall Police Chief Alvetta Coates had reportedly seen him on June 18 as he was taken to Vaughan Regional Medical Center in Selma before leaving on June 23 and was last seen by his daughter.
The disappearance prompted a search. It was later learned by investigators that he had a medical condition where he was prone to Epileptic seizures.
Maull's body was sent to the Alabama Department of Forensic Science for an autopsy. The cause of death has yet to be released.
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