STUART, Fla. (CBS12) \u2014 A body was found following an extensive search in Martin County, but the sheriff’s office could not confirm whether it was that of a man reported missing Aug. 26.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Martin County Sheriff’s Office<\/a> announced that a body had been recovered from deep within the mangroves near the House of Refuge.<\/p>\n During a news conference, Martin County Sheriff John Budensiek said a Good Samaritan found a wallet Saturday belonging to Michael Anthony Debevec<\/a>. In an attempt to return the wallet, the Good Samaritan went to Debevec’s home, which ultimately led his family to file a missing person report.<\/p>\n Budensiek said investigators later found Debevec’s vehicle Saturday afternoon at Chastain Beach, a little more than two miles from where the body was discovered. The discovery of the wallet and vehicle prompted detectives and ground and aerial units to launch an extensive search.<\/p>\n Investigators determined that Debevec traveled from the Port St. Lucie area to Martin County at about 3 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, and parked at Chastain Beach. Phone records showed that his phone was in use Friday morning and moving back and forth between Chastain Beach and the House of Refuge.<\/p>\n On Tuesday morning, investigators found a backpack belonging to Debevec hanging high in a tree with his computer inside. A deeper search into the mangroves led investigators to a body.<\/p>\n