By LINDA WOODLAND
for the courier
FOSTORIA — The search for a Fostoria man reported missing Dec. 27 ended in a ravine just north of Sandusky Street in Fostoria late Sunday morning. The body of Quincy Pullom, 38, was found a little less than two hours into a citywide search involving more than 100 volunteers.
Alexander Williams of Fostoria found Pullom’s body in a water-filled ravine in the 800 block of Sandusky Street at about 11:30 a.m.
“It’s him. We’ve been friends since childhood. He’s like a brother to me,” Williams told the (Fostoria) Review Times shortly after discovering the body.
Volunteers turned out at 9:30 a.m. Sunday to participate in the citywide search organized by family and friends.
Fostoria Police Chief Keith Loreno told the volunteers that Pullom’s cellphone last pinged about 1 mile north of the Boston Avenue Verizon cell tower at 7 p.m. Dec. 22.
Search quadrants were mapped out, and volunteers who know Fostoria well were teamed up with those less familiar with the city before they were sent on their way. The body was discovered just before noon.
In a statement, Loreno said the body matched the description of Pullom, but the cause of death and official identification of the body are awaiting a forensic autopsy.
Loreno had previously said law enforcement had not found any evidence to suspect foul play. But on Sunday, many at the scene where the body was discovered were mumbling accusations of foul play.
Pullom was last seen wearing a black-hooded sweatshirt in the area of Maple and Jackson streets on Dec. 22 and was reported missing Dec. 27.
Pullom’s family said he was legally blind due to the fact he could not drive because of his eyesight.
The state Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation was called to the scene where the body was discovered.