UPDATE: Missing Patterson Man Found Dead

UPDATE: Putnam County Sheriff Donald B. Smith reports that a Patterson man who was reported missing late yesterday was found dead today in an apparent suicide.

Dariusz Maslosz, 49, was found dead this afternoon (Thursday) in the Cranberry Mountain Wildlife Management Area, a 1,085-acre state forest preserve in Patterson. Pending an autopsy and formal ruling by the Coroner’s Office as to the cause of death, investigators have preliminarily determined that Mr. Maslosz died from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound.

Maslosz’s family called the Sheriff’s Office to report him missing at about 10 P.M. June 1. They told sheriff’s deputies that he was last seen at home earlier that day and that he apparently left the house on his motorcycle, taking a licensed handgun with him. Relatives said that he had seemed depressed lately and that they were concerned for his welfare.

Relatives told deputies that Mr. Maslosz was an avid fisherman and hunter, and said that he frequented several hunting and fishing areas in Putnam County, including the Cranberry Mountain preserve, located off Stagecoach Road in Patterson. Shortly after receiving that information, Deputy Sheriff Vincent Dalo checked and found Mr. Maslosz’s motorcycle parked unattended along Stage Coach Road, near a blazed hiking trail leading into the heavily wooded preserve.

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Authorities are searching for a man reported missing from his Patterson home on Wednesday.

Dariusz Maslosz, 49, was last seen by a family member at around 9:30 A.M. on Wednesday at his home on Caroline Drive in Patterson. When he did not return home on Wednesday evening and was not heard from, his family reported him missing.

Maslosz is believed to have taken a licensed handgun with him when he departed from his residence on Wednesday, according to the Putnam Sheriff's Office. Relatives of the man have told investigators that he may be depressed and that they are concerned for his well-being.

Maslosz is described as a white male who is large in stature, standing 6’ 7” tall and weighing 270 pounds. He has brown eyes, short gray hair, a gray goatee and wears glasses.

Authorities request anyone who may have seen Maslosz since Wednesday morning or has information about his current whereabouts to call the Sheriff’s Office at (845) 225-4300.

Calls will be kept confidential.