STAFFORD TOWNSHIP, NJ – A after more than a week, police have found the bodies of a missing couple out of Stafford Township. Police today said a police department drone made the discovery.
For nearly one week, a couple from Stafford Township, Lorraine, and Gary Parker had both been missing. Despite a widescale search and rescue effort by the Stafford Township Police Department and Ocean County Sheriff’s Office, the couple had not been located, until Tuesday.
The pair was reported missing last Tuesday and the Stafford Township Police Department initiated an investigation using the department’s ATV Unit with the assistance of the Ocean County Sheriffs Department ATV Unit. The search had been conducted in the Warren Grove area.
Police said over 100 people including police officers, firefighters, and volunteers participated in the search for the couple.
On Tuesday, Today, at approximately 1:00 PM, Gary & Lorraine Parker were located deceased in a densely wooded area of Warren Grove in the vicinity of their residence. They were located by the Stafford Township Police Department’s drone. Autopsies will be performed later this week, however, no foul play is believed to be involved.
“Our department sends its condolences to the Parker’s family and friends,” the department said. “We would also like to thank all of the assisting agencies, especially the Ocean County Prosector’s Office, Ocean County Sheriff’s Department, New Jersey State Police, and the Warren Grove Fire Company.”