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Missing elderly man found safe, police say

Family members said an 80-year-old left the house to buy lottery tickets and never came back. He was found safe Friday.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — An elderly man who went missing in south Charlotte Thursday has been found safe, police say. 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police said the 80-year-old was last seen around 6 p.m. Thursday in the area of Village Brook Drive, near Sharon Road West. The man told his daughter he was leaving the house to buy lottery tickets and never came back. 

CMPD said Friday that the man was found and has been reunited with his family. 

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