NEWTOWN – A man walking his dogs at Tyler State Park Friday reported seeing a man matching the description of Michael Naylon, 65, who has been missing since Sept. 28.
The sighting prompted the family and more than 60 friends to fan out over the area, using the park as the epicenter, over the weekend in hopes of finally locating the missing Wrightstown Township father of three. He was not found.
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According to Megan Naylon, Michael’s 18-year-old daughter, the dog walker described her father “to a T – the tattoos, everything.”
Michael has a tattoo on each arm and one on his shoulder. Michael left his house more than a week ago to buy a pack of cigarettes and hasn’t been seen since. The family thinks Michael, who has a history of strokes, had another one, which caused him to become disoriented.
Previous sightings at McCaffrey’s Supermarket on Oct. 1 and PetSmart on Oct. 3 also inspired large-scale searches. A woman thought she saw Michael at Bucks County Community College, where Megan is a student. While nobody has found Michael yet, it’s not from a lack of trying, and the Naylons have noticed.
“It’s really encouraging to have so many people behind you,” Megan said. “People we don’t even know have been so helpful.”
Among those who Megan singled out was a manager at McCaffrey’s Supermarket, who made 1,000 copies of the missing person flier and provided breakfast to the search party Saturday morning. She also used the store’s intercom system to announce the Tyler Park search, encouraging customers to join in.
Another woman brought her search-and-rescue dog, plus about a dozen friends who own similar dogs, to Tyler State Park over the weekend to help. Supervisors at Wawa and Giant, where Megan’s mother, Elizabeth, works, have been giving her time off and shifts that make it more convenient to spend time searching.
Other friends and family members have been doing household chores, bringing food, even walking Annabell and Cassie, the family’s dogs. The family plans to continue doing “little searches” Megan said, stressing there is almost always someone out looking for Michael. Nothing more organized is in the works at this time, though.
“Until we have another definite sighting, we’re not planning anything,” Megan said. “Right now, we just don’t know where else to look.”
If you see Michael, call the police or Megan at 215-954-9176.
