Previously endangered missing person from West Philly found safe

The search is over for a 66-year-old man who had been reported missing from West Philadelphia on Saturday.

Police say the man, who suffers from dementia, left the Philadelphia VA Medical Center on the 3900 block of Woodland Avenue on Saturday, December 30 around 10:40 p.m.

As an inpatient, he is not permitted to leave the facility, but was able to do so unnoticed.

Officials confirm that the man has since been located.