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A missing elderly man believed to be in danger has returned home

Ruben Paul Nelson

Updated at 11:56 a.m.: A missing elderly man has been found, Dallas police said. He is safe.

Original post at 6:28 a.m.: Dallas police are asking for help finding an 88-year-old man who was reported missing Thursday.

Ruben Paul Nelson was last seen around 4 p.m. Thursday leaving the Dallas Athletic Club in far east Dallas. He drives a 1997 red Jeep Cherokee with the Texas license plate BJZ5200, police said.

Nelson is described as 5-foot-11 and weighs about 140 pounds. He has green eyes and brownish-gray hair. Police believe he may be in danger.

Anyone with information is asked to call 911 or the missing person’s unit at 214-671-4268.

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