Body of missing man from Hilton Head rental apartment found under nearby house

Ten days after he disappeared from his family’s rental property on Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, the remains of Stanley Kotowski were found.

The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office responded to a report of suspicious activity at a home in Sea Pines around 11:30 a.m. on Monday, August 26.

According to a department press release, officers conducted an investigation upon arrival that resulted in the discovery of the body of a deceased man beneath the residence.

“The deceased man is believed to be 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski of Massachusetts,” the press release said.

An autopsy is scheduled to be performed by the Beaufort County Coroner’s Office on Tuesday, August 27, to “determine the manner of death and positively identify the deceased.”

However, Kotowski’s family confirmed to WJCL that the remains were his and were found under a house “four doors down” from their rental apartment.

The Massachusetts native was last seen around 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 16, in the area of ​​South Sea Pines Drive

An earlier press release stated that Kotowski left the apartment building without any personal items, such as his cell phone or wallet.

“Since Kotowski was reported missing, the Sheriff’s Office has continued search efforts. The BCSO, along with other agencies and Sea Pines Security, have deployed numerous resources to search for Kotowski, including police dogs, helicopters, drones, boats and foot patrols,” the press release said.

To aid the search, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office released footage from the property’s doorbell showing Kotowsk leaving the house barefoot in a dark-colored Coors Light T-shirt and shorts. He then stopped in the middle of the street and looked around before slowly walking out of frame.

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“He just walked out the door. He suffered from severe insomnia for about a month,” his wife, Jackie Kotowski, recalled to WJCL at the time. “He doesn’t have dementia. His anxiety just got worse and worse and he started to get a little paranoid.”