Missing motorcyclist found dead after crash on mountain in Towns County

TOWNS COUNTY - A missing motorcyclist was located on Friday by the Towns County Sheriff's Office.

According to a Facebook post, they received a request from a neighboring agency to look for a man on a motorcycle who was headed to Towns County from Helen. 

Patrol Sgt. Eddie Spradlin located the motorcycle and man down an embankment near the top of a mountain. The motorcyclist was dead and had been there for a few hours.

The deceased has been identified as 53-year-old Michael Patrick Brock of Winder.

The Georgia State Patrol is investigating the crash. 

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