Crime & Safety

Police Locate Missing 93-Year-Old Man

He had been reported missing earlier this week but was found unharmed Thursday evening.

Police located a 93-year-old Redmond man Thursday evening who had been reported missing earlier in the day after he failed to return to his retirement community from a dental appointment on Wednesday.

Lt. Charlie Gorman, a spokesman for the , said Bothell Police located the man unharmed last night. The Redmond Reporter had identified the missing man as Lynden Benshoof.

There was no apparent reason why Benshoof did not return home right away, Gorman said.

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"He's a very independent 93-year-old," he said.

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