Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath Hilton Head House

Stanley Kotowski, a 60-year-old man from Massachusetts, has been found dead underneath a house in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Kotowski disappeared on August 16th while on vacation with his family.

The family of Stanley Kotowski, the missing Massachusetts man who disappeared from a family vacation in Hilton Head, South Carolina, is speaking out after his body was found underneath a house in the Sea Pines area.

Kotowski, 60, was last seen leaving his family's Hilton Head vacation rental on Friday, Aug. 16 – the day he disappeared. His body was found 10 days later on Monday, Aug. 26.

Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath Hilton Head House

In a Monday Facebook post, Kotowski's wife, Jackie Kotowski, wrote that her husband "is no longer with us."

"Our hearts are heavy with grief as we begin to process this unimaginable loss," she wrote.

Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath Hilton Head House

Jackie thanked "everyone who offered their support, shared information, and helped in the search efforts."

"Your kindness and concern have meant the world to us during this incredibly difficult time," she wrote.

Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath Hilton Head House

The Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said they found Kotowski's body "beneath a residence" in the Sea Pines area of Hilton Head.

"At about 11:30 a.m., today, August 26, 2024, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office was alerted to a home in Sea Pines in connection to suspicious activity. Throughout the course of the investigation, the body of a deceased male was located underneath a residence," the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office said in a statement posted to Facebook.

Missing Massachusetts Man Found Dead Underneath Hilton Head House

"It is believed that the deceased male is 60-year-old Stanley Kotowski of Massachusetts. Mr. Kotowski was reported missing on August 16, 2024."

The sheriff's office added that his body "was recovered from underneath the home at about 3:30 p.m." on Monday afternoon.

Ring doorbell footage released over the weekend shows Kotowski leaving his family's Hilton Head, South Carolina, rental residence on the same day he disappeared.

In the video released by the Beaufort County Sheriff's Office, Kotowski can be seen walking out the front door of the South Sea Pines Drive rental, barefoot. Kotowski also appears to be confused in the video as he stops walking and looks around in the middle of the street before continuing on.

Stanley Kotowski was wearing a Coors Light shirt, dark gray shorts and no shoes when he left the area, according to the sheriff's office.

Jackie told local news outlet WJCL that "[h]e just walked out the door."

"He had really bad insomnia for about a month. He doesn't have dementia. His anxiety just kept getting worse and worse and worse and he started to get a little paranoid," she said.

Before Stanley left their rental, he apparently told Jackie, "Promise me you will go on without me," according to the report.

The county coroner will conduct an autopsy on Tuesday.