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Officials locate missing East Texas man whose car was found southwest of Henderson

James "Jamie" Searcy was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

RUSK COUNTY, Texas — The Rusk County Sheriff's Office has located a man that has been missing since last night.

Sheriff Johnwayne Valdez tells CBS19 James Searcy was located in the water off County Road 438 around 2 p.m. on Monday. Two Texas Department of Criminal Justice officers jumped in the water to help rescue him.

He was taken to a local hospital for evaluation.

Searcy was originally reported missing following a  welfare call on County Road Sunday evening.

Searcy's vehicle was located at the bottom area of CR 438, according to the RCSO.

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