Nov 4, 2009 8:14 am US/Pacific
Missing WWII Veteran Found Safe In Cabazon
FULLERTON, Calif. (CBS) ―
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Charles Rupert Mercer, 92, who vanished from a retirement community Tuesday, was found safe in Cabazon early Wednesday morning.
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A 92-year-old man, who vanished Tuesday, was found safe in Cabazon early Wednesday morning.
Charles Rupert Mercer was last seen at about 2:45 p.m leaving the Morningside Retirement Community in Fullerton.
The World War II veteran was on his way to pick up a cousin in Whittier, but never arrived at the destination, according to a Fullerton Police news release.
Mercer was found in good condition at about 1 a.m. Wednesday after someone recognized him and called police.
Mercer was a little disoriented, but was now back home at his retirement community in Fullerton, police said.
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