Sheriff: Missing Appleton Man's Body Found

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) – The body of a missing man was found in western Minnesota Saturday afternoon.

According to the Stevens County Sheriff's Office, 31-year-old Eric Scott of Appleton had been missing since Sunday. His body was found in a grassy area near the intersection of 330^th Street and 500^th Avenue, just north of Fairfield.

Scott's car was found on 490^th Avenue, south of 330^th Street.

Authorities had been searching for Scott for at least three days via both ground and air.