ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — The body found in an Isle of Wight retention pond Friday is that of a Newport News man who had last been seen in the Chuckatuck area of Suffolk on New Year’s Eve, a Suffolk spokesperson confirmed.

The spokesperson confirmed the body was that of Robert Bailey, 69, of Newport News, who had last been seen leaving the home of a family member in the Chuckatuck area Dec. 31. He had told witnesses he was heading back to his home in Newport News and had been seen driving a light blue 1998 Dodge Ram.

Virginia State Police, the lead investigator in the crash, has notified his next-of-kin. Suffolk Police is investigating the missing person.

According to the Isle of Wight County Sheriff’s Office, the call for the incident came in around 11:30 a.m. Friday at the intersection of Carrollton Boulevard and Brewers Neck Boulevard.

The call stated that there was a body floating in the retention pond.

A spokesperson for Virginia State Police says the preliminary investigation reveals that a 1998 Dodge vehicle had run off the road and into the retention pond.

The Carrollton Volunteer Fire Department was the first to respond to the scene, and the Isle of Wight Sheriff’s Department, along with the Newport News Search & Rescue Team, also responded to the scene. VSP said the search and rescue team was able to locate and recover the body.