BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. — The Boynton Beach Police Department said they have found a missing and endangered 71-year-old man who suffers from dementia.
Police spokeswoman Stephanie Slater said George Martin fled from an assisted living facility Monday morning.
In a tweet at 9 a.m., police said he "just walked back to the facility where he's been living."
Slater said Martin smashed a window in his first-floor room, climbed out and took off running from the Parkside Inn, located on Southwest Third Street, just after 6 a.m. Staff members chased after him, but he outran them.
Slater said Martin previously fled from another assisted living facility in Palm Beach County and took a bus to Seattle.
Mr. Martin has been located! He just walked back to the facility where he's been living. Officers are speaking with him now. Thank you to everyone who helped us get word out! https://t.co/0WT3MfN4uZ
— Boynton Beach Police (@BBPD) March 18, 2019
