Cooperation between multiple agencies led to the recovery of an 80-year-old man in Oktibbeha Co.
OKTIBBEHA COUNTY, Miss. (WCBI) – It’s the type of case that doesn’t always have a happy ending.
And just this week, WCBI has reported on three missing persons reports.
But cooperation between multiple agencies led to the recovery of an 80-year-old man in Oktibbeha County.
According to the Oktibbeha County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were dispatched to the Tukery Creek Road area on Wednesday afternoon in reference to a missing male who is diagnosed with dementia.
After about a 2-hour search, the missing man was located in a wooded area and taken by ambulance for evaluation.
Oktibbeha County EMA, Starkville Fire Department, Mississippi State Police Department, and Medstat assisted with the recovery.
