Body of missing man found in well after police said he was too large for the space

A Massachusetts man who disappeared in September was found dead on his property over the weekend in a well that police had told his family he was too large to fit into, his heartbroken family say.

The body of Keith McKechnie, 45, was discovered by a family friend inside a well near his home in Avon on Saturday, WBZ News reported.

"They had like a fishing line, and they had a, must have been a water camera or something," McKechnie's mother, Karyll McKechnie, told the outlet, referring to those who found her son. "They took pictures, and they said, 'Something's down there.' "

Emergency crews were tasked with extracting the body from the well, local news footage showed. There were no obvious signs of trauma on the body, and an autopsy showed no signs of foul play, WBZ said.

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"I couldn't believe it," Karyll said of the situation. Karyll first reported her son missing shortly after he was last seen September 7, the grieving mother explained to WBZ.

"He left his driver's license and his Medicare card and everything. And I checked his bank account every week to see if he was taking money out of it, and he wasn't," she recalled. McKechnie's relatives said they asked police to search the well several times.

"The family made several calls as well as in person and asked them that the well needed to be looked at," his cousin, Christine Connolly, told NBC10 Boston.

"[Keith's] glasses were found by the well on the ground. We were told that they had determined due to the size of the well and Keith's build, he wouldn't fit," she explained.

McKechnie's brother, Adam, texted the outlet: "I told them he was a large size, and if his body was being concealed, the most likely place to find him would be in the well by the side of the garage where he stays."

Avon Police Chief Jeffrey Bukunt told WBZ that officers searched around the well and even brought in a sniffer dog, but didn't pick up Keith's scent.

The police then followed other leads, like reports that McKechnie was seen at a local homeless shelter.

The Avon Police Department hasn't yet responded to The Post's request for comment on the case.

WBZ reported that McKechnie's family remembered him as a kind, fun-loving person who battled mental illness but was well cared for when he died.

When he disappeared, the family warned the authorities that McKechnie might not want to be approached, according to the Boston Herald.

"Keith was my baby, and he was so good. He drove me around. He cooked me dinner every night," Karyll McKechnie said.

The grieving family believe the police should have done more to find McKechnie before nearly three months passed.

"I couldn't believe that they didn't do more," Karyll lamented.

Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, who is heading the investigation into McKechnie's death, expressed his condolences to the family. He said: "Our thoughts are very much with the McKechnie family tonight. This is a very sad result,," according to the Boston Herald.