Crime & Safety
Missing Richland Co. Man Located in Awendaw
74-year-old man had been in national missing-person database.

Charleston County deputies have located a Richland County man reported missing on Monday.
Around 4:15 a.m. Tuesday, deputies spotted an abandoned 2013 Cadillac on U.S. 17 north in Awendaw, about 20 miles from downtown Charleston, according to a sheriff's statement. William Dent, 74, was walking about 2 miles from the vehicle.
Dent was reported missing and entered into the National Crime Information Center database through the Richland County Sheriff’s Department earlier Monday.
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He was reunited with family who responded to Roper Mount Pleasant Hospital where Dent was transported via Charleston County EMS for a medical evaluation.
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