Body is that of missing NC man

Oconee County Coroner Karl Addis says a body found Friday in Mountain Rest is that of a missing man from North Carolina. Fifty-seven year old Jeffrey Scott Turner, of Canton, was reported missing last weekend by his family in Haywood County. Addis says the man’s body was discovered at around 10:40 AM on Friday off “Blue Trail” near Big Bend Road in Upper Oconee. The coroner says preliminary findings suggest suicide, but an autopsy will be performed on Sunday. It is estimated that Mr. Turner has been dead since Monday afternoon. Police were searching the area this week after Turner’s family discovered his truck in the Big Bend area.