The family of a Watertown man who went missing last Wednesday are becoming more concerned with each passing day and they are asking for your help in offering any clues you may have as to his whereabouts.
According to family members, 60 year old David Riemans, a stone mason by trade who once lived in DeKalb County, was to meet a contractor about a job on Wednesday, August 8. The two were apparently driving to a construction site together, but no one has heard from David since last Wednesday, and his Ford pickup truck is still sitting at the Dollar General in Watertown.
Police don’t believe David’s disappearance is suspicious, but his friends think he may have gotten into a car accident somewhere. Riemans is originally from Michigan.
In an email to WJLE, Julie McManus, David’s former wife, wrote that “David Riemens was a resident of DeKalb County for many years prior to moving to Watertown a few years ago. Many people in and around Smithville and Alexandria know him, and he is known for his rock work as a stone mason in the entire area. I am also a former resident of DeKalb County and Smithville, where I lived for 20 years,” wrote McManus
“We are desperate for ANY information about the older man he is believed to have left Watertown with last Wednesday, August 8th, at around noon, or the contractor they were going to see at an unknown construction site believed to be in a 20-mile radius of Watertown. No one knows the name of either man, and without that information, no one knows where to even begin searching for him,” she wrote
“We fear that he is injured and in need of medical attention. In fact, we believe that there may be two men in need of medical attention, one of whom has yet to be missed by his family. It is crucial that we find them immediately if there is to be a chance of survival for either man. We are hoping that someone will come forward with some information that will help lead us to the contractor they were going to see so that search teams will know where to look,” wrote McManus
“We need someone to come forward with information about the identities of these two men he is believed to have been with. Anyone with ANY information that could be helpful to us should call the Wilson County Sheriff’s Department at 444-1412 or the Watertown Police Department at 237-2334,” she concluded.