Missing man found safe 20 miles from where he was last seen in Clover, SC
A missing man with dementia from Clover has been found safe in North Carolina, officials said.
Raymond Williams, 65, was last seen on Mobley Street in Clover on Tuesday, said Capt. Logan McGarity of the Clover Police Department.
Williams has dementia, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease, McGarity said.
On Wednesday about 5 p.m., Williams was found in Bessemer City, N.C in western Gaston County, more than 20 miles from Clover, McGarity said.
Williams was returned to his caretaker in Clover, McGarity said.
Clover officers notified the York County Sheriff’s Office, city of York police, agencies in nearby Gaston County, N.C., and other law enforcement agencies, McGarity said. Police in Clover had put up flyers and responded to public reports of sightings of Williams along U.S. 321 in both South Carolina and North Carolina before he was found, McGarity said.
Clover is a few miles south of the Gaston County line and west of Lake Wylie.
This story was originally published June 30, 2021 at 11:19 AM.
