ST. HENRY, Ohio (WLIO) - Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman says 89-year-old Roger Stachler was been found alive Tuesday morning in a corn field near his home.
The sheriff says that Elite Drone Services had been helping with the search on Monday and returned on Tuesday. Through drone thermal imaging Stachler was found at 8:05 Tuesday morning east of his home on State Route 118.
Timmerman reports he was in a corn field about 200 yards east of a woods by his home. Deputies found him awake and conscious and stayed with him until they could get him out of the field and to the hospital.
Stachler was reported missing at 8:30 PM Sunday by his wife when she came home from work and didn't find him at home.
September 16, 2025, Press Release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office:
ST. HENRY, Ohio – Mercer County Sheriff Doug Timmerman reports that this morning at 8:05 AM missing adult male, Roger Stachler (89), was located alive and conscious. The Sheriff’s Office had worked with Elite Drone Services the day prior and returned to the area early this morning to continue searching. Les Bowen, the Owner/Operator of Elite Drone Services, advised the deputies of an area of interest and they, along with members of the St. Henry Fire Department made their way into a cornfield, approximately 200 yards east of a woods behind 1821 ST RTE 118 where they located Mr. Stachler awake and conscious. Additional members of the St. Henry Fire Department as well as the St. Henry Squad was paged to the area to assist in safely getting Mr. Stachler out of the field and to the ambulance, who transported him to Mercer Health ER for treatment and evaluation.
Sheriff Doug Timmerman would like to thank all the community members, first responders, Elite Drone Services and all who volunteered their time to help in bringing Mr. Stachler home to his family. Sheriff Timmerman would also like to express how proud he is of the Mercer County community and the outpour of support from the local businesses and how everyone comes together in a time of need.
