**UPDATE: Chapel Hill Police shared an update on Thursday night saying Michael Joseph Symons has been found safe.**

The Chapel Hill Police Department issued a call for the public’s help in locating a community member on Thursday.

A release from the department said 78-year-old Michael Joseph Symons has been missing since Tuesday night. He was last seen in the 700 block of North Estes Drive in Chapel Hill around 8 p.m.

Symon is described as 5-foot-7 and weighing approximately 175 lbs. Chapel Hill Police’s release said he has brown eyes, gray hair, a beard, a mustache and wears glasses. Symon drives a silver 2018 Ford F-150 SuperCrew pickup truck with the North Carolina license plate BAJ-3012.

The police department’s release said Symons suffers from cognitive impairment.

Anyone with information on Symons’ whereabouts or who may have seen him recently is encouraged to contact the Chapel Hill Police Department. The station’s phone number is 919-968-2760. Callers can also dial 911.

 

Photo via the Town of Chapel Hill.

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