DORCAS, Fla. –– The remains of a man found in trees along the Shoal River off Highway 393 near Dorcas on April 11 has been identified as 27-year-old Colby Wilcher, the Okaloosa County Sheriff’s Office (OCSO) announced today.
The OCSO is investigating Wilcher’s death as suspicious after an autopsy revealed he had suffered a gunshot wound.
Wilcher had been reported missing out of Holt by a family member on January 26, the OCSO said.
The last known post on Wilcher’s Facebook account took place on February 9.
Anyone with information on Wilcher is asked to please call the OCSO at 850.651.7400 or contact Emerald Coast Crime Stoppers at 850.863.TIPS, emeraldcoastcrimestoppers.com, or via the P3 Tips mobile application.