The body of a missing Republican Senate candidate was discovered inside a truck in rural Oklahoma, according to authorities and reports.
Barry Christian, a 54-year-old candidate for District 38 in western Oklahoma, was found dead on Thursday after going missing two days earlier, according to a news release received by KOCO.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation verified to the publication that Christian’s 2024 charcoal gray Ram pickup was discovered just off Highway 30, south of Erick, with a body inside.
The truck was found in a valley near the Sandy Sanders Wildlife Management Area. According to the outlet, police are unable to remove his body from the vehicle due to its location, which is causing identification delays.
As investigators investigated the area, a big Christian campaign sign was photographed being dumped onto the grassland terrain.
The circumstances of his death are unclear. The OSBI did not immediately return The Post’s request for comment.
Christian was reported missing on Tuesday after failing to attend a scheduled meeting. He was last seen driving his Ram pickup vehicle, according to the Harmon County Sheriff’s Office.
He last posted on Facebook on Saturday, inviting his district’s people to a meet-and-greet at the Mangum, Oklahoma Rattlesnake Festival to address “issues that matter most to our community.”
Christian’s campaign website referred to him as the “conservative choice” in District 38, promising to “proudly stand with President Trump” and “fight for the traditional conservative values that make America great” if elected.
Christian’s daughter, Brooklyn, told KOCO that her family’s life is “upside down” as a result of the heartbreaking discovery.
“Please pray for our family and friends. Our world is upside down right now. We are still not sure of everything that happened, so please act with grace and treat my dad’s legacy with dignity,” Brooklyn said.
“We are extremely grateful to everyone who assisted in the search efforts, and all of the media outlets that shared his information. I know there will be lots of people devastated by his passing.”
An investigation into Christian’s death is ongoing.
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