Overview

• The 70-year-old wandered from his Edwards Township home around 11:30 a.m. Tuesday near County Highway F-18 and M-30.
• Conservation officers Kyle Bader, Brad Bellville, Josh Jobin and probationary officer Andrew Werth led a ground search that located him at 3:10 p.m.
• He was found in a ditch about 100 yards from his residence, was in stable condition, and did not need medical care.
• The Ogemaw County Sheriff's Office began the response with K9 units as a Michigan State Police helicopter searched from the air.
• The DNR cited search-and-rescue training in place since 2012 and a guideline that people with dementia are often found within 1.5 miles, according to Lt. Jeremy Payne.