Silver Alert canceled after elderly Arizona man found safe

PHOENIX — A Silver Alert was canceled Wednesday afternoon for an elderly man suffering from dementia who went missing the day before, authorities said.

Glen Guttu, 83, was seen about 5 p.m. Tuesday driving away from his home at 419th Avenue near Rose Lane in Tonopah, which is about 50 miles west of downtown Phoenix.

He was found safe around 11:15 a.m. the next day.

Guttu was driving a 1988 red, four-door Cadillac bearing Arizona wheelchair license plate JBG26.

It was believed he was heading to Buckeye or Goodyear.

The man stands 5 feet, 10 inches and weighs 115 pounds. Guttu has gray hair and blue eyes.

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