MARION COUNTY, Fla. – UPDATE: A missing Marion County man has returned home safely, deputies said on Tuesday.
Joseph Fergus, Jr., 70, was reported missing after having last being seen Saturday afternoon in Salt Springs.
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No other details were released.
ORIGINAL STORY: Marion County deputies are seeking the public’s help in finding a missing, endangered man with dementia last seen leaving a veterans event in Salt Springs.
The sheriff’s office said 70-year-old John Joseph Fergus, Jr. was at the Veterans of Foreign Wars event around 5 p.m. Saturday.
Fergus is believed to be traveling to the area of Fort McCoy in a 2020 gray Hyundai Elantra.
Sheriff’s officials added he was last seen wearing brown slacks and a light blue shirt.
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Fergus is described as bald with blue eyes. Deputies said he is 5 feet, 8 inches tall and weighs 200 pounds.
He has displayed signs of dementia, causing concern for his well-being, deputies added.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call 911.
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