North Carolina
Body of missing Goldsboro man found in Wayne County, NCSBI says
Sunday, November 2, 2025 11:24PM
Justin Maurice Bright was last seen around two weeks ago near La Grange.
WAYNE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — A multi-agency search ended Thursday for a missing Goldsboro man who was last seen around two weeks ago.
Justin Maurice Bright was last seen Oct. 22, 2025 around 4:30 p.m. near La Grange, according to North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (NCSBI).
The search, conducted by SBI agents and deputies from Wayne and Lenoir County Sheriff’s offices, along with the Mount Olive Police Department, was focused on an area off Durham Lake Road in Wayne County. A helicopter was able to locate the body of Bright.
The body has been sent to the North Carolina Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsy.
Authorities are continuing their investigation into the circumstances of Bright’s death.
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