{"id":354632,"date":"2025-11-04T09:02:17","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:02:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/354632\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T09:02:17","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T09:02:17","slug":"body-of-missing-70-year-old-discovered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/354632\/","title":{"rendered":"Body of missing 70-year-old discovered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>PHOENIX \u2013 Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert on Monday after finding the body of a West Valley man who went missing last week.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Jones, 70, was last seen at a Chevron fuel center near <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/8tEKLwLQKxBzi3Ne8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Buckeye Road and 51st Avenue<\/a> around 9:30 p.m. on Oct. 28. He had\u00a0left his home near Buckeye Road and Avondale Boulevard in Avondale around 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<p>His body was found on Sunday in a farm area near Loop 202 and Buckeye Road in Phoenix, according to Derek Rogers, a spokesman with the Avondale Police Department.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt this time, foul play is not believed to be a factor,\u201d Rogers said in a Monday announcement. \u201cThe Maricopa County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office will determine the cause of death.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Missing man in SAFE Alert found dead in Phoenix<\/p>\n<p>Jones\u2019 2015 silver Lexus RX350 SUV with Arizona license plate TAA6CL was found in the Chevron\u2019s parking lot.<\/p>\n<p>He was wearing a gray hat, gray long-sleeve shirt and gray pants when he went missing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.azdps.gov\/S\/1901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">according to the SAFE Alert<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators looked into several leads, using video camera canvassing and drones to try and find Jones, according to Rogers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you to (everyone) who was on the lookout for our missing neighbor,\u201d Rogers said. \u201cOur hearts are saddened with the Jones family as they grieve the loss of their loved one.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>SAFE Alerts <a href=\"https:\/\/ktar.com\/arizona-news\/safe-alert-silver-alert-arizona\/5754635\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">have replaced Silver Alerts<\/a> in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental\/cognitive disabilities.<\/p>\n<p>This is an updated version of a story originally published on Oct. 29, 2025.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"twitter-follow-button\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KTAR923\" data-show-count=\"false\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">Follow @KTAR923<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We want to hear from you.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-top: 0px;\">Have a story idea or tip? 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