ORLEANS — Michigan State Police used a helicopter to find and rescue an 80-year-old man with dementia who had gone missing hours before in Ionia County.
The crew of “Trooper 2” spotted the man lying in a wooded area, and ground units arrived to administer medical care, officials from MSP’s Sixth District said in an Aug. 21 news release.
Orleans is located off M-44, north of Ionia and west of M-66.
“Excellent job by all involved and our eyes in the sky!” the release proclaimed.
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Troopers from the Lakeville Post were called to a home in the 900 block of West Long Lake Road about 7 p.m. Aug. 20 after the man had been missing without his required mediation for about two hours, according to the release.
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