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Man with Alzheimer's found in St. Paul after leaving Crystal on bike

By Paul Walsh

July 19, 2012 at 5:35AM
Darryl Ekstrom, who has Alzheimer's, was reported missing after he left his Crystal home on a bike Tuesday afternoon.
Darryl Ekstrom, who has Alzheimer's, was reported missing after he left his Crystal home on a bike Tuesday afternoon. (Dennis McGrath/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

A 67-year-old man with Alzheimer's reported missing after leaving his home in Crystal on a bicycle was found safe in St. Paul, authorities said.

Darryl Phillip Ekstrom left his home in the 6000 block of Medicine Lake Road about 4 p.m. Tuesday on a white bicycle and had not been seen since, police said.

Early Wednesday afternoon, Crystal police were notified that Ekstrom had been located in good condition in St. Paul.

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