August 11, 2009
Brandon Haught
Public Information Office

MISSING DELTONA MAN'S VEHICLE FOUND

The white 1996 Jeep Cherokee belonging to missing 82-year-old Alfonso Milian was found Tuesday morning unoccupied along the side of County Road 200 in Flagler County. The Volusia County Sheriff’s Office is currently coordinating with the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office concerning the start of a ground search of the area for Milian. 

County Road 200 branches off westbound from US Highway 1 and is a heavily wooded area.

Milian’s son contacted the Sheriff’s Office on the morning of August 7, to report that he hadn’t seen Milian in about two days. Milian is 5’9” and weighs about 180 pounds. He has brown eyes and white hair. It’s unknown what he may have been wearing when he left. Anyone who spots him or has information on his possible whereabouts is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at (386) 736-5999.

Update 3:10 p.m.

A body, believed to be that of a missing Deltona man Alfonso Milian, was found Tuesday afternoon in a wooded area near where his vehicle was located earlier in the day. The body was discovered approximately 175 feet from County Road 200 in dense underbrush. 

A local citizen had reported to the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office the location of the Jeep Cherokee at about 7:30 a.m. Deputies and K9 units from both the Volusia County and Flagler County Sheriff’s Offices responded to the location and began a search of the area. The body was discovered at 1:15 p.m.