West Virginia Man, 39, is found dead after going missing following a LIV Golf event at The Greenbrier

A man who went missing following a LIV Golf event at the weekend was found dead, police confirmed Monday. 

Jarred Schultz, 39, of Barboursville, W.Va., disappeared at approximately 11.40pm Saturday night in Lewisburg, W.Va., after attending the second round of LIV Golf’s tournament at The Greenbrier. 

The body of a male believed to be Schultz was found at approximately 12.36pm Monday in a wooded area near an interstate, not far from where is said to have disappeared, Lewisburg police said. 

Police said there is no foul play suspected at this time. 

In an updated statement from the police department Monday, Chief Chris Teubert said, ‘At approximately 12.36pm on August 7th, 2023, the deceased body of a male believed to be Mr. Shultz was located in a wooded area near Interstate 64 and Route 219 in Lewisburg. 

‘There is no foul play suspected in this incident at this time. Our thoughts and prayers go out to Mr. Shultz family and friends in this very difficult time.’

Schultz leaves behind his wife Lauren and two young children.  

Schultz was reportedly last seen Saturday night and last heard from via text early Sunday morning. 

He is said to have been spotted at the Brier Patch Bar & Grill and Bart, a friend he was with, reportedly stated that he turned around to find Schultz nowhere to be seen. 

Before Schultz was found, Bart’s wife, Megan Copely shared further details on his disappearance.   

‘The boys were staying at the Super 8 in Lewisburg,’ she shared on Facebook, via Golf Digest.

‘After the tournament on Saturday, they went back to the hotel and went to the Briar Patch across the street for food. This is where they remained all evening until Jarred went missing. 

‘Bart last saw him in the parking lot of the Briar Patch, talking on his phone around 11:45pm and when he turned around he was gone. Our last known communication with him was a text to me at 12:39am Sunday morning. Bart was actively looking for him from the moment he disappeared. The police in Lewisburg have all the texts and information we have on our end to help them in the search.

‘Bart drove to Lewisburg and picked Jarred up in Charleston at his work on Friday. Jarred left his truck at work and we confirmed yesterday afternoon that it is still there. The police in Lewisburg have pinged his phone, but it’s a 3-4mile radius on the ping. This area has been searched, but there are also locations in this radius that are dangerous and can’t be searched safely by foot. Jarred’s phone has been dead since about 9am yesterday morning and there’s been no activity on his bank account.’

Lewisburg Police worked in collaboration with multiple agencies, including the WV Division of Natural Resources, WV State Police, WV Division of Corrections, Greenbrier County Sheriff’s Office, and the Lewisburg Fire Department, during their investigation into Schultz’s disappearance. 

The department used phone pings, bloodhounds, ground searches, thermal imaging, review of surveillance footage, and drone aerial searches to locate him.