An 89-year-old Verndale man the Wadena County Sheriff's Office was attempting to locate was found safe Friday in Prescott, Wis.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an update on Richard Griffith Giles, who was the subject of a missing person alert from the Minnesota Crime Alert Network.
Giles left his home in Verndale sometime after Tuesday afternoon or early evening on Feb. 21. He was seen about 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning, when he left the Super 8 Hotel in Grand Rapids. Giles purchased gas about 8:30 a.m. Friday at Captain Dan's Crows Nest Cenex in Mora.
Because of his age and the weather, authorities were concerned for his welfare.
