CROSSVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An 84-year-old Tennessee man who was last seen in April has been found dead, the Cumberland County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday.

On April 3, the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued a Silver Alert for James Graves. He was reported missing after he was last seen in Crossville two days before.

The sheriff's office said on Wednesday that skeletal remains believed to belong to Graves were found in a remote wooded area in the Luminary Mountain region of Bledsoe County on September 24. After the remains were recovered and taken to the Tennessee Medical Examiner's Office in Nashville, they were positively identified as Graves using dental records.

“Our hearts go out to the family and loved ones of Mr. Graves,” said Cumberland County Sheriff Casey Cox. “This is

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