WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (WFLA) — Police say a 69-year-old who went missing from Winter Haven on Friday has been located safe in Lakeland.
Officers say Paul Murphy is now being medically evaluated.
ORIGINAL STORY — Police are searching for a missing 69-year-old from Winter Haven.
Paul Murphy left his home on Lucerne Loop Road Northwest around 7 a.m. on Friday. A roommate tells police Murphy did not say where he was going but was carrying a blue Walmart bag.
Murphy did not take any of his medications with him and does not have a cell phone, according to police. He was last seen wearing plaid pants, a plaid long-sleeved shirt and a blue denim hat with a rim.
Investigators say Murphy has lived in Lakeland before and may have headed that way.
Anyone with information is asked to call Winter Haven Police at (863) 291-5858 or 911.
