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Missing 90-Year-Old Charlotte Man Located, Reunited With Family

Hersel Best, 90, was reported missing Tuesday evening in north Charlotte, police said.

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Hersel Best, 90, was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in north Charlotte, driving a sea foam green Lincoln Town Car, police said.
Hersel Best, 90, was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in north Charlotte, driving a sea foam green Lincoln Town Car, police said. (Courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department)

CHARLOTTE, NC — A 90-year-old Charlotte man reported missing Tuesday has been located and reunited with his family, according to police.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department ask for the community's help locating Herschel Best, 90, who was reported missing around 11:15 p.m. Dec. 1. He was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night near the 6200 block of Hickory Cove Lane.

Best was believed to be driving a sea foam green Lincoln Town Car with a North Carolina tag number of SVN-8815. He is described as 5-foot, 10-inches tall about 140 pounds.

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CMPD reported he was located Wednesday morning shortly before 10 a.m.


Hersel Best, 90, was last seen around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday in north Charlotte. Photo courtesy of CMPD.

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