LAWTON, OK (THECOUNT) — Oklahoma man, Tony Bell, has been identified by the Lawton police as the body found in East Cache Creek in Lawton Friday afternoon.

Anthony Bell, 59, disappeared on Thursday after recently being diagnosed with Stage 4 Kidney Failure.

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Officials told 7News that they received a call that a body had been seen around 1:30 on Friday afternoon. They say they are not certain who made the initial call. Bell’s body was pulled from the creek and transported to Oklahoma City to have an autopsy conducted. source

No other details have been released about the discovery of Bell.

Anyone with details on the death is urged to contact police at 911.

This is a developing story.