UPDATE: Jones County deputies say missing 69-year-old man is found

Kwang Soo Kim has been located, according to a post on the Jones County Sheriff's Office Facebook page.

UPDATE (1/1/25): Kwang Soo Kim has been located, according to a post on the Jones County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.

“Update: Mr. Kim has been located,” the post stated. “Please keep his family in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you to everyone who assisted or offered to help search.”

That’s all the information we have right now.

ORIGINAL STORY (12/31/24):

JONES COUNTY, Georgia (41NBC/WMGT)  — The Jones County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating 69-year-old Kwang Soo Kim, who was last seen Tuesday morning.

Kim  was last seen around 7:30 a.m. walking near his home at the Master’s Cove in the River North subdivision, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office.

Kim is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighing approximately 150 pounds, with dark hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a green vest, a navy shirt and black pants.

According to the sheriff’s office, deputies are currently searching parts of River North, both on foot and by vehicle, and are also using drones as part of the search effort. “We wanted to make residents aware should they notice drones or people searching near their homes,” the post stated.

Anyone with information should call the Jones County Sheriff’s Office at (478) 986-3489.