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UPDATE: Missing Brandon man found safe

He has been reunited with his family.
Credit: Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
Eduardo Knipping

BRANDON, Fla. — UPDATE: The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office says a missing man has been found and reunited with his family.

Previous story below:

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing elderly man.

Deputies say 79-year-old Eduardo Knipping was last spotted exiting his home in Brandon. That was around 9 a.m. Tuesday.

Investigators say Knipping has dementia and is known as a fast walker.

At the time of his disappearance, authorities say he was wearing an orange shirt, jeans and black Reebok shoes. Anyone who knows where he might be is asked to call the sheriff's office at 813-247-8200.

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