UPDATE: The West Lampeter Township Police Department says the missing 79-year-old man has been found safe just before 11 p.m. Wednesday.

Officials say he was last seen around 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Authorities received a report that he left his home and did not return, and his family was concerned about his health status.

Police were assisted on the scene by members from the Willow Street Fire Company, Conestoga Fire Company, Lancaster County Park Rangers, and Middle Creek Search and Rescue Team.

Police say that the missing man was found by members of the Pennsylvania Canine and Rescue Team and First Responders at 10:48PM while searching the wooded area in the vicinity.

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A search detail is underway in Lancaster County according to emergency dispatchers.

Officials say it's happening in the area of Cliff Avenue and Conestoga Avenue near the Conestoga River in West Lampeter Township.

County 911 says they are searching for one adult.

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