A man at the center of a Silver Alert has been found dead, the Guthrie Police Department told News 9 on Tuesday.

Law enforcement located the body belonging to 79-year-old Wesley Allen along with his blue truck on July 24 near a pond in El Reno, according to Allen’s family.

Guthrie Police Department confirmed with News 9 that the medical examiner's office did not positively identify the body until Aug. 4.

Melissa Canales, Allen’s daughter, said no one notified her until Monday.

Before finding out, she said she called around to different towing companies in search of the blue truck.

“I knew which way he went because that's what it showed on the turnpike. So, I just started calling that way and sure enough, when I got ahold of [Wreckers Norwood], they had the truck."

She said the towi

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