SAFE Alert for missing 68-year-old man last seen in Phoenix canceled

Authorities canceled a SAFE Alert for a missing 68-year-old man last seen Sunday in east Phoenix.

The Phoenix Police Department said Monday that Carl Wayne Grusendorf was found safe by his family.

He had gone missing and was last seen about 4 p.m. near 56th and Oak streets, south of Thomas Road.

When he was last seen, he was wearing a gray baseball hat, a dark-colored shirt, blue jeans and gray shoes, police said.

Grusendorf has a medical condition that may cause him to appear confused or disoriented.

SAFE Alerts have replaced Silver Alerts in Arizona as a way to spread the word about missing persons who are 65 and older and missing persons who have dementia or developmental/cognitive disabilities.

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