According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police, Matt Sullivan, last seen in McAlpine Creek Park in southeast Charlotte, was found dead at the park.
Sullivan told his family about his plans on Friday and went to McAlpine Creek Park on Monroe Road around 1:45 p.m., according to Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. He told his family he’d be back in a few hours, but they never heard from him again.
McAlpine Creek Park is a large park and greenway area in east Charlotte off Monroe Road and Independence Boulevard. It is a spot for hiking and biking trails, a lake, a fishing pier, soccer fields, and a dog park.
Obituary: Is Matt Sullivan’s Death Cause Suicide?
According to Matt Sullivan’s family’s post, “he loved his Friday afternoon walkabouts and regularly went to McAlpine Creek. He is a man who always looks for a new experience and has been known to venture off the beaten path.” Investigators say there are no signs of foul play and that they are not looking for any suspects.
We cannot say that he committed suicide because the precise cause of death has not yet been determined.
Sullivan’s family said in a Facebook post that his car was discovered at the park’s trailhead, with his phone and wallet inside. According to police, Sullivan is white, 6-feet-2-inches tall, and weighs 220 to 225 pounds. According to CMPD, he has brown hair, blue eyes, a beard, and a mustache and is wearing teal shorts.
According to the document, when Sullivan did not return home on Friday, the park was searched, and his car was discovered at the trailhead. His phone and wallet were both discovered and investigated.
Friends and family reported that over 100 volunteers and specialist teams searched extensively on Saturday in a document posted on social media on the family’s behalf.
Update On McAlpine Park Missing Charlotte Man
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police updated their search for Matt Sullivan on Monday, August 15, 2022,
Dozens of volunteers and family members searched for a 48-year-old man who went missing for two days after telling his family he was going for a hike in a popular Charlotte park.
According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police, Matt Sullivan was last seen around 1:45 p.m. Friday at McAlpine Creek Park, a sprawling park and greenway area off Monroe Road and Independence Boulevard in east Charlotte. Authorities said Sullivan was reported missing after failing to return home despite having told his family he’d be home in a few hours.
The Charlotte Observer reported that search and rescue teams cleared areas of the park based on possible locations Sullivan could have gone on Saturday. More than 100 volunteers, police officers, and park employees searched the trails and ponds. Thermal drones and a helicopter were used to search for Sullivan, according to his family.
According to video surveillance, Sullivan ate lunch at Moosehead Grill in the Montford area near Park and Woodlawn roads. As per the family, traffic camera footage near the park did not show anything else except when Sullivan arrived.
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Matt Sullivan’s Wife And Family
The identity of Matt’s wife and family has not yet been revealed. However, his entire family must be devastated following Sullivan’s untimely death.
He had told his family that he would return from the hike, but he was later discovered dead. His wife must be stunned after hearing such news.
Today, all his family members are working hard to figure out what caused his death.
According to his family, search and rescue teams cleared 12 “individual and specific gridded” areas of the park on Saturday based on possible locations Sullivan could have gone. Over a hundred volunteers, police officers, and park employees searched the trails and ponds. According to his family, thermal drones and a helicopter were used to search from the air on Friday.