18-year-old last seen working on hog farm found dead years later in another state

MERCER COUNTY, Mo. (KCRG/Gray News) - Missouri authorities say a body found this week was that of a missing 18-year-old.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the young man’s body was found near the Iowa border on Tuesday.

Authorities said the remains were identified as Sebastian Tyrese Husted who went missing in 2018.

Husted’s body was found this week by a turkey farmer in Mercer County.

A social media page dedicated to finding Husted said he was 18 when he was last seen in January 2018 working at a hog farm in Lineville, Iowa.

Police did not say how Husted died or if foul play was involved but their investigation remains ongoing.