An 80-year-old man with dementia who was missing from Windsor has been found safe.
Lt. Nicholas Dally, of the Windsor Police Department, said the department received a missing person complaint around 6 p.m. Monday and they learned that an 80-year-old man, who has been diagnosed with dementia, was last seen around 11:45 a.m. Sunday, so police started to search with assistance from several departments.
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WATCH HEREWindsor police said state police search and rescue dogs found the missing man around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday. He was conscious and alert in woods behind an industrial building around three miles from his house.
He was given treatment and taken to a nearby hospital for additional treatment, Dally said.
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SIGN UP Police said it seemed like the man fell and he was lost, but he was in good spirits.
Authorities said they will be providing additional resources for him and contact the family to get him the help that he needs.
