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Man with dementia found safe in Kent County

Posted at 11:55 PM, Nov 10, 2017
and last updated 2017-11-11 03:45:02-05

KENT COUNTY – The Kent County Sheriff’s Department has located a man with early stages of Dementia who went missing Friday.

Deputies say Jack Merren, 86-years-old, was found early Saturday morning after he went missing around 9:30 a.m. Friday from his Belmont-area home.

Merren is 6’1 about 160 lbs. with grey hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a red and grey flannel shirt, jeans, a grey or grey and blue flannel jacket.

Merren was last known to be driving his red 2005 Toyota Camry with Michigan registration BTS9777. Jack’s bank account shows a transaction at a gas station in the Thompsonville area in Benzie County.

If you know anything his whereabouts, please call the sheriff’s office at 616-632-6100 or call 911.