Bengals' Mackensie Alexander Leaves Camp After Father Mysteriously Disappears On A Trip

Bengals’ Mackensie Alexander Leaves Camp After Father Mysteriously Disappears On A Trip

August 25, 2020, 8:34pm EST (Updated: December 22, 2022, 8:38pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander has left the team’s training camp after learning of his father’s mysterious disappearance while on a berry-picking trip.

He departed from camp to look for his missing father according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Sources: #Bengals CB Mackensie Alexander has left training camp as the Okeechobee County (Fla.) Sheriff’s Office searches for his father, Jean Odney Alexandre, who disappeared Monday while on a berry-picking trip, authorities say. A search is underway.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 25, 2020

Jean Odney Alexandre, 65, came to northwest Okeechobee County with another man Monday to pick palmetto berries somewhere on the prairie, and the other man left Alexandre behind, per the sheriff’s office. Anyone with information can call at (863) 763-3117.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) August 25, 2020

Per the Lake Okeechobee News, deputies and K9 teams, along with officers from Florida Wildlife Commission, helicopters from St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office and four-wheelers, are currently searching for Alexandre.

Alexander spent his first four seasons with the Minnesota Vikings before signing a one-year, $3,953,125 deal with the Bengals this offseason.