The Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office said a missing person from Newburgh was found dead in Bangor on Wednesday.

Mason Dorcy, 23, was discovered near Ohio Street in Bangor just before 3 p.m., according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.

A woman who found Dorcy’s body told NEWS CENTER Maine she and a friend were walking her dog on the Brown Woods trails. They said they immediately called 911.

“It definitely is scary. Knowing it was a whole search for [them] and now [their] mother is at peace knowing that [they were] at least found, that’s the only thing that’s calming me down,” Madison Lockard said. “I’m just glad I called.”

Officials issued a Silver Alert for Dorcy on Sunday.

According to deputies, Dorcy was last seen being dropped off at the Penobscot Community Health Center on Odlin Road in Bangor on Thursday, March 10. Dorcy was supposed to meet people in Brewer for a ride back to Newburgh but never arrived.

The sheriff’s office said Dorcy had reportedly not taken medication in several days, and friends and family were concerned.

The Bangor Police Department and the Penobscot County Sheriff’s Office are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding Dorcy’s death.

News Center Maine Editor’s note: This story initially identified Dorcy by a different name that was included in a news release from the sheriff’s office. After speaking with a source close to the family, that name has been updated in this article.