Crime & Safety
Missing Man With Alzheimer's Disease Found in Woods
Steven Pendergast, who also has dementia, was initially reported missing Sunday evening in southwest Cherokee County.
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A 62-year-old resident reported missing Sunday evening in southwest Cherokee County has been found safe.
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Deputies with the Cherokee Sheriff’s Office launched a search for Steven Pendergast of Dallas, who was originally last seen around 6:30 p.m. May 24 around the Payne Campground area off Kellogg Creek Road, Lt. Jay Baker said.
Pendergast, who suffers from Alzheimer’s Disease and dementia, was found a few hours later in the woods near a Boy Scout camp off Kellogg Creek Road, Baker said.
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Pendergast was checked out by paramedics and returned to his family.
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Photo credit: Cherokee Sheriff’s Office
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