Missing Phoenix man found safe, Silver Alert canceled

A Phoenix man suffering from dementia who wandered away from a suburban home Monday night has been found, canceling a Silver Alert, authorities said.

The Phoenix Police Department said 79-year-old Francisco Arreola was found safe early Tuesday.

He had last been seen leaving a relative’s home at 42nd Street and Ranch Circle Drive in the Ahwatukee area around 11 a.m.

Arreola suffers from dementia and his family worried that he was lost.

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