This was one of my Employees, he didnt show up for work on Jan 2nd, and nobody has seen or heard from him since.
RECOVERED VEHICLE OF MISSING HENRY COUNTY MAN FOUND ON LOVERS LEAP.
The vehicle registered to a missing Henry County man has been recovered in Patrick County, according to Patrick County Sheriff Dan Smith. Phillip Daniel Lilly, 62, of Ridgeway, was reported missing to the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on December 29th, 2017. On Monday, Smith stated that VDOT employees discovered a 2001 Toyota sedan that had gone over the cliff at Lover’s Leap. VDOT notified the Sheriff’s Office 911 Communications Center and the Virginia State Police responded to the scene to investigate a perceived motor vehicle crash. Once on scene, it was determined that the vehicle was unoccupied and that a motor vehicle crash had not occurred. Smith stated that his office took over the criminal investigation at that point, and oversaw the vehicle recovery effort. The sheriff stated that the vehicle was originally discovered by VDOT approximately 200 feet off the side of the mountain. When tow/recovery operators hooked to and attempted to hoist the vehicle up the side of the mountain on Monday evening, the frame of the vehicle separated and the vehicle came loose from the tow cables, causing it to plummet another 300 feet down the side of the mountain. Smith stated that Major Garry Brown made the decision to cease the recovery process a short time later for safety concerns due to the onset of nightfall. Sheriff’s deputies, tow/recovery operators and Patrick County Emergency Management Coordinator Steve Allen worked throughout the morning on Wednesday to recover the vehicle and related evidence. Sheriff Smith stated that Major Garry Brown, Captain Rob Coleman and numerous tow/recovery workers descended approximately 500 feet off of the mountain side and eventually were able to hook to and recover the vehicle. Smith stated “We do not believe that anyone was in this vehicle when it went off the side of the mountain, and we believe that the vehicle has been there for quite some time.” No human remains have been found , and Lilly is still considered missing. Sheriff Smith said that his office is working closely with the Henry County Sheriff’s Office on the investigation. Anyone with information on Lilly is asked to contact Patrick County Investigator Brian Hubbard at 276 692 6512 or Henry County Investigator David Ayers at 276 638 8751.
