00:43 Hurricane Matthew Victim Found Months Later Authorities identified the body of a North Carolina man missing since Hurricane Matthew. Meteorologist Danielle Banks explains that his death is being blamed on the storm.

At a Glance Police in Fayetteville, North Carolina, have identified another victim of Hurricane Matthew's flooding.

The man's body was discovered on April 21 after being reported missing in November 2016. Months after Hurricane Matthew, police have identified the body of a missing North Carolina man that they believe was a victim of the storm’s flooding.

The Fayetteville Police Department issued a statement saying 49-year-old Rodney Terrell Williams’ body was discovered near an apartment complex on April 21, the Associated Press reports. Officials say he was reported missing on Nov. 2, 2016, and was last seen during the torrential rainfall from the hurricane.

His body was discovered by a person walking on a path connecting the apartments to a nearby business, according to the Fayetteville Observer.

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“The deceased subject was in an advanced state of decomposition and the body will be sent to the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner for identification and cause of death,” police said in a statement obtained by WNCN.com.

Matthew hammered the U.S. in October, causing 43 deaths, 22 of which were in North Carolina.

Fayetteville saw 62 mph winds and more than 14 inches of rain , which triggered major flooding that left Interstate 95 underwater.

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