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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) – Officials from the VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System say a patient who was reported missing has been found.
READ MORE: Frick Park Bridge Collapse: 10 People Injured, 4 Sent To HospitalGeorge Warheit, 71, left the VA’s Oakland facility, unaccompanied, at 4:35 p.m. on Wednesday.
(Source: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
VA police initiated a full search of the facility and did not locate him. Warheit was considered to be at-risk due to a diagnosis of severe dementia.
Early Thursday morning a VA spokeswoman said Warheit had been located, and was safe. No additional details were being released.
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