Body found in Mo. creek may be that of missing man

MILAN, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities believe they've found the body of a northeast Missouri man missing for nearly a week.

Sullivan County Chief Deputy Dave Atkins says a body of a drowning victim was discovered Wednesday in Locust Creek, near the town of Milan (MEYE'-luhn).

That's the same creek where the car owned by 47-year-old Jack Jackson was found last Friday.

Jackson had disappeared the night before, when his car was swept off a gravel road by floodwaters. Divers were brought in and concluded that Jackson's body was not in the car.

A search for Jackson has been under way since then.

Atkins says the body is being taken to Columbia for an autopsy.

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