Update: Bellingham man with dementia found after going missing overnight
A Cordata neighborhood man with dementia who had been missing for more than a day was found safe Wednesday morning, Oct. 13.
“While a little cold and hungry, he was in good spirits,” the Bellingham Police Department posted on its social media sites.
“He is being reunited with his family. Thank you to all who kept an eye out for him,” police said.
Charles Scott, 73, was last seen on Mahogany Avenue at 8 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 11, wearing a maroon T-shirt, blue jeans, black slip-on shoes, and a gray fedora, according to a Police Department tweet.
Scott is Black, with short gray hair and a thin black mustache, according to a photo that police released.
He has no car or phone and he likes to walk, police said.
This story was originally published October 12, 2022 at 9:19 AM.
