Flint Township police Detective Sgt. Brad Wangler said Hayes was able to catch a ride from a person to the Mass Transportation Authority Transit Center on Harrison and 2nd streets.
FLINT, MI — A missing 70-year-old man that went missing Wednesday afternoon from a Flint Township health care facility has been found safe in downtown Flint, police said.
Police in Flint Township began searching for Robert Hayes after staff at Heritage Manor Healthcare Center said he ran away from staff around 7 a.m. Dec. 6 from the Beecher Road facility near Ballenger Highway.
Flint Township police Detective Sgt. Brad Wangler said Hayes was able to catch a ride from a person to the Mass Transportation Authority Transit Center on Harrison and 2nd streets.
Police seek help in locating missing 70-year-old man with Alzheimer’s
Hayes then attempted to get on a bus heading for metro Detroit, where’s he originally from, but he did not have any money to pay for a ticket. Hayes is an Alzheimer’s patient with a heart condition.
Flint Township police and firefighters were able to track him down at the bus station where Hayes was found safe shortly after noon Wednesday.
He’s been taken back to the Flint Township facility.
A group including Flint Township police, Michigan State Police, Flint police, University of Michigan-Flint police, the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office, and Flint Township firefighters assisted in the search.
