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Atlanta man with dementia reported missing from VA hospital found safe

Michael Wallace (Atlanta Veterans Affairs Police Department)

The Atlanta Veterans Affairs Police Department says a man who reported as missing was found safe.

Michael Wallace, 62, was last seen Tuesday afternoon at Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Decatur.

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Wallace suffers from dementia, aphagia and hypertension.

In a statement from Atlanta VA Health Care System late Wednesday afternoon, it said:

“Veteran safety is our utmost concern.  At approximately 8:00 am on May 11, 2022,  the Atlanta VA Health Care System Police found the missing Veteran on campus safe and unharmed. The Veteran, who was not an inpatient, was then returned to his family.”

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