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UPDATE: Missing Copiague Man With Dementia Found

Narciso Rodriguez, 75, was found unharmed Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County Police said.

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Narciso Rodriguez was reported missing by his family on Monday night, police said.
Narciso Rodriguez was reported missing by his family on Monday night, police said. (Suffolk County Police Department)

COPIAGUE, NY — A Copiague man with dementia who was reported missing was found unharmed on Tuesday afternoon, Suffolk County Police said.

Narciso Rodriguez, 75, was reported missing from his Copiague Place home at 9 p.m. Monday by his family, police said. He was last seen leaving his home that day around 10 a.m.

He suffers from dementia and diabetes, police said.

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