Missing El Mirage man returns home, Silver Alert canceled

PHOENIX — An El Mirage man returned home safely after being gone for several hours, canceling a Silver Alert.

Ronald Cotter, 77, left his residence Thursday afternoon to stop at a hardware store in Surprise. He told authorities that he drove around for hours because he was lost.

Cotter, who has health issues, made his way back home around 3 a.m.

He had driven off in a silver 2006 Ford Expedition bearing Arizona license plate ATC9887.

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