Police Find Body of Missing Elderly Man

Police say they found the body of a man who went missing from a retirement home last week.

Phillips Brooks, 81, was found dead around 1:30 p.m. on Saturday in a wooded area in Washington Township, Burlington County. Police say Brooks was found about two miles from his 2006 Subaru Forester which was parked on a nearby road off of Route 542.

Brooks was last seen around 9:15 a.m. on April 4 at the Meadow Lakes Retirement Community on Etra Road in East Windsor, New Jersey.

Family members told police that Brooks recently experienced short-term memory loss as well as confusion.

Police are investigating Brooks' death. At this point however they don't suspect foul play.

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