DeKalb County police said a Snellville man who had been missing for a week was discovered dead Wednesday.

Roadside mowers found the man. He was driving an SUV when the vehicle went down an embankment and could not been seen from the roadway, Capt. Steve Fore of DeKalb police said.

The man was a diabetic and police said they believe he had a medical episode, he said.

Authorities are withholding identification until they notify his next of kin.

“No foul play is suspected,” he said.

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Julian Conley listens during opening statements in his trial at Fulton County Superior Court in Atlanta on Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025. The 25-year-old is accused of fatally shooting 8-year-old Secoriea Turner in July 2020. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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