GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — The search for a missing Britton, S.D., man who apparently got lost in dense fog has a happy ending as he was discovered more than 300 miles from home in Minnesota.
KELO-TV in Sioux Falls reports that 82-year-old Leonard Johnson was discovered a nearly six-hour drive from home in Grand Rapids, Minn. He hadn't been seen since Friday. Police and motorists had been asked to keep watch out for his vehicle — a blue 1990 Ford F-150 truck.
WDAY-TV in Fargo had reported that a man matching his description was reported being seen at a car dealership early Saturday asking for directions.
Officials say Johnson might have gotten turned around by the day's dense fog. Further details weren't immediately available.
Copyright 2012 The Associated Press.
Comments (5)
Add commentDon't blame the fog
for stupid!
not stupid,
probably a form of dementia.
Then he shouldn't be on the road
A car traveling at 50+ mph is not the place for someone with dementia to be!
true, pdnet
But did you ever get tasked with taking a driver's license away from a parent or grandparent? Not a fun thing! I am going to be that way, too! LOL!
IF
If a car leaves South Dakota traveling East at 50 mph, with a driver that doesn't know where he is going when will it arrive?