CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Emergency crews were able to find an elderly man who wandered away from his home early Sunday in north Charlotte.
Police said the 89-year-old, who suffers from dementia, became confused and walked away from his home on Old Potters Road before 2:30 a.m.
>> Reading this story in our app? The new "Follow the Lead" feature allows you to tap the blue tag indicated with a '+' to subscribe to alerts on the very latest severe weather updates.
[TRACKING: Snow falls in Charlotte as wintry mess moves into Carolinas]
Firefighters found the man before 6 a.m., walking along Sugar Creek Road, and reunited him with his family.
He was checked out by first responders due to the fact he was outside for so long in the winter weather elements.
Check back with wsoctv.com for updates on this story.
Cox Media Group
/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/LH3JSJEF3VBLRJLJQESEAG34AM.png)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/UH5TIPVMLFAU5MCURACRAGTIN4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/WHAIJ3NOY5AP5DFJIOKGOTFZ5Q.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/GS6Z3KEWQBDDJH3JV2JIHPMVD4.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/H3X2A6IMJFCC7ATAORHQWPASOM.jpeg)
:quality(70)/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/cmg/MQVSRROJCBCK5MO6FHHYSZ5W4Y.png)