A father of two was found dead a week after telling his teenage daughters to “get something from the car” during a family vacation to a Michigan resort, and then disappeared. It became unknown.
Robert Lauren Bacon, 52, arrived at the Bavarian Inn Resort in Frankenmuth on Dec. 27 to meet his 15- and 13-year-old daughters and their mother for a family vacation, his ex-wife said. Melissa McClena said. McClatchy News.
Bacon arrived at the hotel at 6:40 p.m. and was seen on security cameras taking his belongings to his room. He then headed to the pool where he had planned to meet his children, but told them he needed to get something from the car first.
“[He] “He had just gone to his car to get something and was returning to the pool area to join his family,” McClena said. “He never returned to his family at the pool.”
When their beloved father did not return, the family became worried and reported him missing on December 30th. McClena took to social media and urged anyone who may have seen him to contact investigators.
However, it reported that Bacon's body was recovered by a diving team from the Cass River near Heritage Park around 2pm on Saturday. frankenmuth police station.
“The preliminary cause of death appears to be drowning, but the final determination will be made by the Saginaw County Coroner's Office,” police said.
“The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr. Bacon's death is ongoing.”
Bacon had told his family he was going to his car, but surveillance footage from the resort showed the father of two never made it to his car.
“[Investigators] “After I left my hotel room, I never went back to my car and I had a video taken of me going to the fun center,” McClena said. WNEM Three days before the body was discovered.
His ex-wife also said there were no cameras at some of the exits and there was no “video showing him exiting the building.”
McClena said Bacon's silver sedan remained parked in the resort's parking lot Wednesday, but police found nothing suspicious inside.
Police also determined that she had her keys, wallet, and cell phone in her possession at the time of her disappearance.
However, Maclena said her cellphone had been turned off since she was last seen.
Maclena created a Facebook page after receiving news of her ex-husband's death. post We mourn Bacon on Sunday.
“There are no words to describe how we feel. We are so sad. We would like to thank everyone who helped in the search for Robert,” she wrote.
“Thank you to everyone who has prayed for us and continues to pray for us.”
Bavarian Inn Resort in Frankenmuth is about a 140-mile drive northwest of Detroit.
