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Silver Alert canceled for Phoenix man missing most of morning

A Silver Alert was canceled Thursday after a 71-year-old man who wandered away from home in Phoenix was found.

Roberto Figueroa (Phoenix Police Department Photo)...

Roberto Figueroa (Phoenix Police Department Photo)

(Phoenix Police Department Photo)

PHOENIX — A Silver Alert was canceled Thursday after a man reported missing turned up safe, police said.

The Phoenix Police Department said 71-year-old Roberto Figueroa was spotted wandering near Chandler Boulevard and 30th Street before noon. He had last been seen at his home near Baseline Road and 35th Avenue about 7 a.m.

Figueroa, who speaks only Spanish, suffers from a medical condition that sometimes leaves him confused or disoriented.

Phoenix authorities said he was returned to family.

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