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Good News Long Beach: Missing Man Found
A resident with Alzheimer's Disease wandered from his Long Beach home Monday night and was located shortly after police sought the public's help.
A 78-year-old Long Beach man with Alzheimer's disease turned up safe Tuesday after he wandered off from a new home and went missing for about a day, police said.
The man, whom police identified as Ronald Mauricette, wandered away from his home in the Lakewood Country Club general area about 7:30 p.m. Monday.
Long Beach Police Department spokeswoman Nancy Pratt said Mauricette had recently moved to a residence near there.
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After the department sent out an e-alert to media seeking help in finding him, he was located about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, seated on a bus bench in the 5300 block of Long Beach Boulevard, Pratt said.
He was about four miles from home, according to Mapquest.
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Pratt said, "He was found in good health and is being transported back home to waiting family members.''
--City News Service contributed to this report.
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