Update: Missing 77-year-old man found dead near Sunnyside

A 77-year-old Grandview man was found dead in Yakima County on Wednesday morning. Authorities had been looking for him and had issued a statewide Silver Alert.

Eduardo “Eddie” Jasso was discovered with his Chevy S-10 pickup on the 6600 block of Independent Road, said Casey Schilperoot, with the Yakima County Sheriff’s Office. The rural area is about four miles north of Sunnyside.

People told police the truck had been parked there for about five days.

Grandview police said they are not pursuing a criminal investigation into his death.

Jasso left his house a few days before Sunday in a Chevy S-10 pickup, according to Benton County Sheriff’s deputies and family members.

Relatives said Jasso suffered from the early stages of dementia along with depression. He did not have a cellphone with him and was known to have connections in the Prosser area.

The Benton County sheriff’s aviation unit helped Grandview police by searching remote areas around Prosser by air.

“The Grandview Police Department would like to thank all those who assisted in the investigation and the members of the public who provided information in reference to the Silver Alert which was activated,” Chief Kal Fuller wrote.

This story was originally published March 9, 2021 at 10:31 AM.