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Deputies find missing Mercedes man

Leonel Valadez, 65, was reported missing on Friday, May 26. (Source: Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office)

MERCEDES, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff’s Office have found the a missing man from Mercedes.

Leonel Valadez, 65, was reported missing when deputies responded to a welfare check Friday morning on the 3400 block of Ebano Street.

Deputies have since found Valadez, who is safe and back with his family members.