Cedarville man found safe, Endangered Missing Adult Alert canceled

An Endangered Missing Adult Alert was issued Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, for David Purdin. Purdin reportedly drove away from his Cedarville home on Aug. 12, 2023, and didn't return.

An Endangered Missing Adult Alert was issued Sunday, Aug. 13, 2023, for David Purdin. Purdin reportedly drove away from his Cedarville home on Aug. 12, 2023, and didn't return.

An Endangered Missing Adult Alert was canceled Monday morning after a Cedarville man with dementia was found safe.

The alert was issued Sunday after David Purdin, 82, drove away from his home on U.S. 42 East around 7:30 p.m. Saturday and didn’t return, according to the Greene County Sheriff’s Office.