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Missing 87-Year-Old Nursing Home Resident Found Safe In Weymouth

WEYMOUTH (CBS) - An 87-year-old man with dementia who was missing from a nursing home in Weymouth was found safe early Monday morning.

Police sent out a photo of the man they were looking for overnight, but did not release his name. He is a resident of Care One at Weymouth on Performance Drive and reportedly walked out shortly before 1 a.m..

Investigators said he was last seen wearing shorts, a t-shirt and white sneakers. Temperatures were in the 30's overnight. A helicopter was used in the search.

He was later found just before 6 a.m. walking on a street and police said he may have been in one of the buildings in the area.

No other information is available at this point in the investigation.

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