INEZ, Ky. – After being missing for nearly 24 hours, a Martin County man who was last seen hunting for ginseng has been located.  Sheriff John Kirk said Bobby Edward Jude was located by a gas company employee just after noon on Wednesday.

On Tuesday morning Jude and a friend were ginseng hunting in the Meathouse area of Martin County near the old Voyager Mine.  According to the man who was with Jude, the two separated to search different areas.  But, Jude never returned to their meeting spot.  Search crews were called out Tuesday night, and the Pike County Emergency Management Office assisted by flying a drone equipped with a thermal imaging camera.  However, Jude was not located.

EKB News is continuing to follow this developing story, and will provide more details when they become available.