A Spartanburg County man missing since he went to work at a recycling plant in Greer seven months ago has now been declared legally dead. That ruling was handed down by a county judge in the case of 20 year-old Duncan Alexander Burrell Gordon.
It was presumed he had fallen into the shredding machine he was operating on May 5th . It had been inspected several times after Gordon's disappearance by other employees including his father who also worked at Industrial Recycling and Recovery. OSHA Investigators were also unable to reach a conclusion.
Coroner Rusty Clevenger could not write it up as a fatal industrial accident, or even a death investigation, without the remains of the victim or other evidence of the circumstances. Tuesday's court ruling, which orders a death certificate to be issued ,finally closes the case.