Play Live Radio
Next Up:
0:00
0:00
0:00 0:00
Available On Air Stations

Update: Polk County Sheriff Searches For Missing Bolivar Man

Polk County Sheriff's Office

The body of a Bolivar man who went missing Friday night from his family's lake home north of Bolivar has been found.  According to a Facebook post by Springfield Metropolitan Bar Association president, Crista Hogan, John David Hacker's body was found Thursday evening.  

Original Story:  The Polk County Sheriff's Office continues their search for a missing man from Bolivar.  The office issued an endangered person advisory for 39-year-old John David Hacker who went missing from 3119 S. 142nd Rd. Friday night.

According to the sheriff’s office, Hacker left the residence on foot and wasn’t wearing a coat.  He has a brain injury and suffers from mental illness and depression.  He is heavily medicated and may be hallucinating. 

Hacker is 6’3,” 210 pounds, with a beard and green eyes.  He was possibly wearing brown rimmed glasses, a black over green pullover shirt and navy slippers with white soles.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911.

Michele Skalicky has worked at KSMU since the station occupied the old white house at National and Grand. She enjoys working on both the announcing side and in news and has been the recipient of statewide and national awards for news reporting. She likes to tell stories that make a difference. Michele enjoys outdoor activities, including hiking, camping and leisurely kayaking.