VALDOSTA — The family of a man who has been missing for just shy of three weeks is hoping area residents will help them in their quest for answers.
Keith Allen Rocheleau, 47, was reported missing to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office on Friday, Aug. 7, according to reports. He was last seen by his parents on Tuesday, Aug. 4, at his residence on Barrett Lane in Lowndes County.
According to the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office, “Keith Rocheleau lives on Barrett Lane by himself. His parents, who live on Cooey Road in Brooks County, had gone out of town and left Rocheleau to watch their home. When they returned, they discovered that his vehicle had been stuck in mud and abandoned. Indications are that Rocheleau had attempted to free his vehicle by using his father’s vehicle. The father’s vehicle was found stuck and abandoned in the road ditch also on Cooey Road.”
The Brooks County Sheriff’s Office and Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office are both working the case.
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Rocheleau’s ex-wife, Dawn Rocheleau, said that his cellular phone, his glasses and his hat were all found in his parents’ yard. The shoes he was wearing at the time were found in the ditch, each one separated from the other by a few feet.
Dawn Rocheleau said that it appears Keith Allen Rocheleau had driven over to his parents’ house to simply check their mail and make sure everything was as it should be in the area.
“From the looks of things, he had only gone over there for a few minutes,” she said. “He had their dog at his house and had taken out some meat to thaw for dinner, but he never made it back home.”
Prescription medications taken by Keith Allen Rocheleau were left behind as well.
Dawn Rocheleau said that a few people have tried to help the family search the area surrounding the parents’ house in the hopes of finding Keith Allen Rocheleau. However, they only got so far and were not able to find anything.
“His parents’ house sits just down the road from the Riverbend Plantation, which covers several thousand acres,” she said. “It’s a wooded area and is difficult to get around. The Withlacoochee River sits about a mile from the road.”
Dawn Rocheleau said that Keith Allen Rocheleau’s parents are devastated and that the whole family — including his three sons — is desperate to know what happened to him.
They hope to organize a large search party effort as soon as possible but really need the support of the surrounding communities to do so.
A Facebook page has been established by friends of Keith Allen Rocheleau. To access it, please visit www.Facebook.com and do a search for his name.
Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Keith Allen Rocheleau is encouraged to call the Lowndes County Sheriff’s Office at (229) 671-2950 or the Brooks County Sheriff’s Office at 263-7558.
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Keith Allen Rocheleau is pictured with his sons, Lucas, 20, Ryan, 23, and Levi, 15.
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