Update: Elizabethton Police find missing elderly man with medical condition

Published 12:19 pm Friday, August 30, 2024

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Thomas “Junior” Clark, 73, who was reported missing Friday morning, has been found, according to the Elizabethton Police Department. Clark, who has a medical condition that may impair his ability to find his way home, was last seen at his North Roan Street residence around 9:30 a.m. He was believed to have been in the Cherokee Park Drive area around 11 a.m.

Clark is described as a white male with a gray beard and mustache. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a blue T-shirt, and a black baseball-style University of Tennessee cap.

The Elizabethton Police Department had been actively searching for Clark, urging anyone who saw him to call 911. Authorities were also taking steps to issue a Silver Alert for his safe return.

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