Massachusetts man remains missing in Hilton Head, S.C.

Officials say the search continues for a Massachusetts man who went missing while on vacation with his family in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, last week.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reported that Stanley Kotowski, 60, was last seen on Friday, Aug. 16, around 10:30 a.m. in the area of South Sea Pines Drive. 

The sheriff’s office describes Kotowski as 6 feet tall, 200 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a dark Coors Light T-shirt, shorts, and no shoes.

Officials say Kotowski left the area without his wallet and phone.

The sheriff’s office has deployed police dogs, helicopters, drones, and boats and has had people searching the area on foot since Kotowski disappeared.

Kotowski’s family of Methuen spoke with Boston 25 News, saying he walked out of their rental and disappeared. His wife said that Kotowski developed insomnia in the last month.

“His anxiety just kept getting worse and worse and worse,” Jackie Kotowski told Boston 25 News. “And he started to get a little paranoid. He thought someone was chasing him.”

However, it is unclear if that has to do with his disappearance.

His son Zak told Boston 25, “You’re not in trouble, Dad. We love you. Yeah, come home. We just want you home.”

Authorities asked residents and visitors to check their security cameras to see if they had picked up Kotowski. The sheriff’s office asked anyone with information to call their non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777.