Missing Detroit Man Found Safe In Northern Michigan
DETROIT (WWJ) - Detroit police say an 86-year-old man reported missing on Wednesday has been found safe.
Franklin Clements told his 81-year-old wife, Ella, that he was going to Lansing to collect lottery winnings just before he left their home in Detroit.
"He was found up north by law enforcement officers, they located him and they contacted his family and so his family drove up there to get him," said Detroit Police Sgt. Cassandra Lewis.
Lewis says Clements suffers from congestive heart failure and has early signs of dementia. He's taking several medications for his ailments.
"I really feel that my husband is lost," Ella told WWJ's Charlie Langton on Wednesday. "Yesterday, you know, he said to me that he wanted me to take him to Lansing because he had caught the lottery for $200 million. And I'm saying 'Oh, yeah right. Ok.' I'm just ignoring what he's saying."
Ella Clements said she "absolutely" didn't believe that her husband hit the jackpot, but she went along with what he told her.
The couple had just returned from a trip to the doctor's office Wednesday afternoon and Ella Clements was talking to her neighbor when her husband of 62-years jumped in the car.
"He got the car keys and he backed the car out of the garage and my neighbor was trying to encourage him not to drive anywhere. But he said 'I've got to get to Lansing.' So I said I would take him to Lansing and I'm just saying that so I can get in the car and snatch the keys out," she said.
But Franklin Clements had his mind made up, and he drove off by himself. The family is relieved that he has been found safe.
