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A man who found a missing dad wrapped in a carpet has admitted he could "smell something rotting" which left him "sick to the stomach".
Nathan Millard, 42, from Georgia, US, went missing while on a 24-hour business trip to Baton Rouge, Louisiana on February 23 after he was last spotted leaving an Irish pub at around 11.30pm.
The dad, who attended a Louisiana State University basketball game, had some drinks with his colleagues before leaving the pub.
However, he never made it back to his hotel room which was just a few minutes away.
According to reports, his hotel room was not opened and he hadn't turned up for a scheduled meeting the next day.
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His body was found wrapped in a carpet behind a garageNathan's phone was found just a few yards away from his hotel and his credit card was used.
However, a man named Kieran, whose full identity has not been revealed, has revealed how he found Nathan after a a "stench" led him to the 2900 block of Scenic Hwy at around 3:34 a.m.
Kieran, who found the dad-of-five three miles from the pub, told UWK: "'It smelled like something was bad or something was rotting. At first, I thought it was a dead animal, but I didn’t see anything."
He had called his wife Amber Millard moments before he went missingKieran, who was driving north of Baton Rouge, decided to investigate the smell and got out of his car to see where the strange stench was coming from.
He came across an abandoned garage and got out his flashlight to see if there was anything causing the smell.
Kieran thought the smell was some mouldy food until he discovered a carpet - with a foot sticking out of it.
He revealed: "'At first I thought it was someone throwing out food, and then I saw the feet. That’s when I got really scared and my stomach was just turning in knots."
The dad had some drinks with his colleagues before leaving the pubNathan's body was found wrapped up in a carpet, covered in plastic - which left Kieran terrified.
He added: "I was really terrified because I’ve never, ever seen or found a deceased person."
The body was identified using Nathan's fingertips after his body was left to decompose.
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Texas EquuSearch, a non-profit organisation set-up to help missing people, offered a $10,000 (£6,000) reward for any information on the missing dad.
A member of the group received a call from Nathan after he reported a horrific smell coming from the garage.
Police, who are investigating the death, said in a statement: "This is an ongoing investigation. Additional information will be released as it becomes available."
No arrests have been made.