Missouri

Body of Pleasant Hill man is found in Four Rivers Conservation Area

Search teams found the body of a missing Pleasant Hill man Friday in the Four Rivers Conservation Area in Vernon County. Adam J. Nixson had been missing since Dec. 28.
Search teams found the body of a missing Pleasant Hill man Friday in the Four Rivers Conservation Area in Vernon County. Adam J. Nixson had been missing since Dec. 28.

The body of a Pleasant Hill man who disappeared while duck hunting was found in the water at Four Rivers Conservation Area on Friday morning, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Adam J. Nixson, 29, had been reported missing Dec. 28 after he failed to return from a hunting trip in Vernon County. Search teams found his body about 10 a.m. Friday.

The body was transported to the Ferry Funeral Home in Nevada, Mo.

This story was originally published January 15, 2016 at 9:54 PM with the headline "Body of Pleasant Hill man is found in Four Rivers Conservation Area."

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