Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Update: Missing York County man found, sheriff’s office says

Authorities are searching for Gregory Harvey, who has “some health issues” and needs his medication. (WYDaily/Courtesy YPSO)
Authorities are searching for Gregory Harvey, who has health issues and needs medication. (WYDaily/Courtesy YPSO)

Update 2 p.m. Tuesday: Gregory Harvey, 47, a York County resident who had been missing for more than 36 hours, has been found, the York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.

Harvey was found in a wooded area near the intersection of Yorktown and Calthrop Neck roads, sheriff’s office spokeswoman Shelley Ward said.

He will be taken to an area hospital for evaluation.

“We would like to thank everyone who helped locate him,” the sheriff’s office said. “We could not have found him so quickly without the help of the neighbors, community and neighboring jurisdictions.”

Update 8:30 a.m. Tuesday: The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is still searching for 47-year-old Gregory Harvey, who was last seen around 3 p.m. Sunday.

The sheriff’s office is asking residents in the Tabb area to search their garages, sheds, around their houses, boats and more for Harvey.

Authorities believe Harvey is in need of medication. He is not considered dangerous.

Anyone who sees him or who has seen him should call 911, the sheriff’s office said.

Searchers have closed the end of Tide Mill Road and are using it to organize their search.

Update 5 p.m. Monday: The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office has closed the Tide Mill Boat Ramp Monday evening to organize a search for Gregory Harvey.

Original story:

The York-Poquoson Sheriff’s Office is asking the public to help find a missing 47-year-old resident.

Authorities are searching for Gregory Harvey, who has health issues that require medication, the sheriff’s office said in a news release Monday afternoon.

Harvey was last seen around 3 p.m. Sunday in the area of Tide Mill Road and Moore’s Creek Drive.

Harvey is about 5 feet, 4 inches tall and weights between 110 and 120 pounds.

Photos released by the sheriff’s office show Harvey with a mustache, but he does not currently have one, the sheriff’s office said.

Anyone who sees Harvey or has any information about his whereabouts should call 911.

Authorities are searching for Gregory Harvey, who has “some health issues” and needs his medication. (WYDaily/Courtesy YPSO)
Authorities are searching for Gregory Harvey, who has health issues and needs medication. (WYDaily/Courtesy YPSO)
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing
Sarah Fearing is the Assistant Editor at WYDaily. Sarah was born in the state of Maine, grew up along the coast, and attended college at the University of Maine at Orono. Sarah left Maine in October 2015 when she was offered a job at a newspaper in West Point, Va. Courts, crime, public safety and civil rights are among Sarah’s favorite topics to cover. She currently covers those topics in Williamsburg, James City County and York County. Sarah has been recognized by other news organizations, state agencies and civic groups for her coverage of a failing fire-rescue system, an aging agriculture industry and lack of oversight in horse rescue groups. In her free time, Sarah enjoys lazing around with her two cats, Salazar and Ruth, drinking copious amounts of coffee and driving places in her white truck.

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