Missing Missouri Doctor Found Dead in Arkansas Lake Days After Proposing to Fiancée

The family of a missing Missouri doctor revealed that his body was discovered in northwest Arkansas. It has been over a week since Dr. John Forsyth vanished.

As online rumors about his disappearance receive national attention, family members such as Richard have been working to locate the doctor who worked at Mercy Hospital in Cassville.

Missing Missouri Doctor Found Dead

These rumors include the notion that a court order for nearly $20,000 in child support and alimony is a motive for John's disappearance. The cryptocurrency company founded by Richard and John is the subject of a second unfounded urban legend, as per Fox 4.

Richard stated that the notion that his brother's disappearance is related to the company is false. Richard added that they believed one individual was unhappy with John but was out of the country. He is confident the isolated incident is irrelevant to the investigation.

The family said they had seen security footage depicting John and another vehicle at 7:15 a.m. Missing Missouri Dr. John Forsyth canceled his first shift without notice in nearly 15 years, prompting his employer to notify police, while his sister shared a sorrowful post about the desperate search for him.

Mercy Hospital informed The Post on Tuesday that Forsyth, a 49-year-old father of seven, did not report to his emergency room post on May 21 at their Cassville facility, where he has worked for over a decade.

Tiffany, Forsyth's sibling, stated that he is much more to her than just a dedicated healthcare professional. Reiterating the plea for the public's assistance in locating Forsyth, his sibling said that her world has been in "complete pandemonium" since the disappearance of her adored brother.

John Forsyth Proposed to His Fiancée Before Disappearance

Richard, the sister's other sibling, disclosed that Forsyth texted his fiancee the morning of his disappearance, stating that he would see her "a bit later." Richard echoed the hospital's assessment of his brother when he said that his brother's absence from work was entirely out of character.

The missing man, described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, and weighing 180 pounds, was last seen leaving the Cassville Mercy ER Clinic on Sunday morning wearing a black shirt and blue/gray trousers.

He texted his betrothed at 7:00 a.m. but stopped responding within minutes and was later spotted strolling to the RV, where he slept in the hospital parking lot. Then, surveillance footage revealed Forsyth's Infiniti sedan pulling up to the Cassville Aquatic Center before a white SUV drew up alongside him.

Forsyth's unattended vehicle was discovered on Sunday night with his keys, wallet, and passport inside. Extensive searches of the 90-acre wooded area surrounding the doctor's vehicle discovered less than a mile from the hospital, yielded no results.

The doctor's family was distraught over his mysterious disappearance and created a Facebook page to locate him. Richard told Fox News Digital, "We were too late" after the family received the devastating news Tuesday night.

Anyone with information is urged to call 417-847-4700 or 417-847-4911 to reach the Cassville Police Department.