LAKE COUNTY, Fla. – An elderly Lake County man has been found after going missing out of Lake County, prompting a Silver Alert on Thursday, according to the sheriff’s office.
In a release, deputies said the man — George Webster Taylor, 85 — was last spotted riding his 2006 gold Honda Motor trike in his home’s driveway at 37600 Rolling Acres Road in Lady Lake.
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The vehicle bore a Florida tag reading “MPC T47,” the release shows.
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According to investigators, Taylor was wearing a blue shirt with a picture of a surfboard, beige shorts, black socks, and gray shoes. In addition, he was not wearing his dentures.
“He is a White male and has gray hair and blue eyes,” the release reads. “He normally drives to the 7-Eleven in Lady Lake on County Road 466A to get gas and returns home. However, his direction of travel is unknown.”
Shortly before 8 p.m., though, deputies announced that Taylor had been located at an Altoona gas station.
“He is fine, and arrangements are currently being made to return him to his residence,” deputies explained.
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