CMPD: Missing 61-year-old man found safe after being reported missing

CHARLOTTE — A 61-year-old man who was reported missing has been found safe, according to the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department.

Saturday morning, police said Effart Effart was last seen leaving a Novant Health hospital on Hawthorne Lane near Uptown on foot.

Just before 7:30 p.m., police announced that Effart had been located and safely returned to his family.

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