Scotty Jameson Manuel, 37, was last seen June 23, 2022, in Walnut Cove, North Carolina. A Germanton resident who loved fishing, he was observed leaving a residence on Highway 65 West carrying fishing gear and walking back and forth to the door when no one answered. He was last seen heading into the woods behind the house.

At the time he vanished he wore a blue Walmart t-shirt with the sleeves cut off, blue jeans, black sneakers and a ball cap. He is described as a Caucasian male, 5 feet 9 inches tall, about 145 pounds, with brown hair, green eyes, a tattoo of his name Scotty across his back between the shoulder blades, a noticeable scar on his left arm and a distinct limp on his right side from a prior hip and leg injury. Family say he has a cognitive impairment, needs medication and did not have a cell phone or any food or water when he left; it was out of character for him to be out of contact for more than a day.

Search and rescue efforts led by the Stokes County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Winston-Salem Fire Department and others, focused around Baux Mountain Road and Leake Memorial Church Road. The circumstances of his disappearance remain unclear and the investigation is ongoing. If anyone saw Scotty on June 23, 2022, or has information about where he might have gone, please come forward.