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DUNMORE — After going missing for more than a day, federal Judge Edwin Kosik was found in a wooded area Thursday night and taken to a hospital where he was “doing well,” authorities reported.
The 91-year-old judge, who just recently stopped hearing cases, was found in an area leading back to the Dunmore Reservoir. U.S. Marshal Martin J. Pane said at approximately 6:30 p.m., two Dunmore residents, Joe DelVecchio Jr. and Alec Yanisko, were walking on an access road when they spotted Kosik’s gray Acura RDX.
“They notified Dunmore Police Department,” Pane said.
Dunmore officers brought a K-9 unit, and the dog was able to find Kosik. He was lying on the ground approximately 100 yards from his vehicle.
“At the time, he was awake,” Pane said. “He was aware.”
Pane told Fox56 the judge even commented that the marshal had cut his hair since the last time he saw him.
Kosik was transported to a Scranton hospital, but Pane would not disclose if Kosik suffered from any injuries or weather-related harm.
“He’s doing well,” Pane said.
Kosik was reported missing Wednesday around 4 p.m. by his family, Pane said during a press conference Thursday morning before the judge was found. He was last seen attempting to enter a Bill’s ShopRite on the Daleville Highway and then driving away in the opposite direction of his Covington Township home.
During the earlier press conference, State Police Capt. Chris Paris said Kosik was taking medicine for mild memory loss.
Pane lauded the “two young men” who found Kosik’s car and responded so quickly.
“As a result of their efforts, that’s why we stand here today with a positive story.”
Pane also thanked law enforcement involved with the search, as well as the paramedics who responded, Capt. Paris, and Dunmore Police Chief Salvador Marchese.
Pane said the area where Kosik was found was being treated as a crime scene.
Melanie Mizenko contributed to this report.
