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Update: Silver Alert Issued for 79-year-Old

Missing is Wallace Forrest Cowan, who may be traveling in a silver 2004 Ford Taurus. If you have information on where Cowan is, contact the Clearwater Police Department at 727-562-4200.

Update: 8:52 a.m.

Authorities located Wallace Forrest Cowan, a missing 79-year-old Clearwater man with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. 

Cowan went missing around 5 p.m. Thursday from his Clearwater apartment, according to the Clearwater Police Department. 

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A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing 79-year-old Clearwater man with Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.

Find out what's happening in Clearwaterfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

Wallace Forrest Cowan was last seen at 5 p.m. Thursday at his apartment at 1221 Drew St., Apt. B5, according to the Clearwater Police Department. 

He may be travelling in a silver 2004 Ford Taurus. The license plate, Y3MLX, was run in Madison County, Florida, at 2:42 a.m. Friday, but authorities do not know where the car went from there.

Cowan is 5'8", 164 pounds, bald and wears metal-frame glasses.

He tends to frequent Morton Plant Hospital and a few local restaurants, according to the police.

If you have information on where Cowan is, contact the Clearwater Police Department at 727-562-4200.

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