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The body of a 70-year-old Valencia man reported missing since Saturday evening has been discovered off Cumaca Road, and police are treating his death as a suspected homicide.

The deceased has been identified as Gilbert “Cokes” Elias, of Don Avenue, Clarence Trace, Valencia.

According to police, Elias left home around 6 p.m. on Saturday in his green Honda Vezel, registration PEF 2858, saying he was going to repair a washing machine nearby. When he did not return, his common-law wife reported him missing.