Missing Oran 19-year-old found dead under vehicle

The body of a 19-year-old Oran, Mo., man who had been missing for three days was found Wednesday underneath his overturned vehicle on a rural Scott County road.

Kerrington B. "Blaik" Moss was last seen Sunday by family members, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said.

Moss was driving eastbound on Route A about 1.6 miles east of Chaffee, Mo., when his 2000 Chevrolet ran off the right side of the road, according to an accident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Moss was ejected from the vehicle. The exact date and time of the accident could not be determined, the patrol reported. Moss appeared to have been there for several days.

Moss' family began searching for him and his grandparents found the wrecked vehicle and the body, Walter said. The accident was not noticed earlier because the land next to the road slopes steeply away, there is tall grass and the vehicle came to rest against trees in a heavily shaded spot, Walter said.

"It is very hard to determine when the accident happened," Walter said.

There was no immediate evidence to suggest anything other than an accident was the cause of death, he said. Moss had not been reported missing, Walter said.