PLANT CITY, Fla. — A 92-year-old man with dementia was rescued by deputies after he wandered away from home, the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office reports.
At around 5 a.m. on Friday, March 17, the sheriff's office sent out deputies to respond to Graceful Oaks Court in Plant City on a call regarding an endangered, missing adult.
The dispatch center reportedly received a call from the man's wife explaining he had dementia and is missing. She remembered hearing the home alarm going off and couldn't find her husband.
Multiple K-9s were dispatched to the area to help find the 92-year-old man. After a one-hour search, deputies were able to locate the man hiding in bushes just a few houses down.
He was found with visible cuts on his arms and legs from the brush in the woods he had wandered through.
Deputies were able to return the man to his house and wife.
"We are grateful that #teamHCSO deputies and our K9s were able to locate this man and bring him home," Sheriff Chad Chronister said in a statement. "This is a fantastic example of our team working together to serve and protect the residents of Hillsborough County."