By Richard Harris
A search for a young Marion County man ended in heartbreak on Sunday, October 11.
Quintina Robinson reached out to local authorities on Saturday, October 10, noting that her won, Xavier Speight, 25, was experiencing a mental health crisis and hadn't been seen since around 7 pm the previous evening at their home on Oochee Bottom Road.
The Marion County Sheriff's Office coordinated an extensive search for the young man.
In addition to the Sheriff's Office, volunteer firefighters, and other locals, the Georgia State Patrol provided a helicopter to look from above. The Houston County Fire Department also dispatched a drone to help in the search. Local resident Dawn Welch and the canine search group she works with, Alpha Team K9 Search and Rescue, also j...
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