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Missing 76-year-old man from Molenbeek care home found in good health

A 76-year-old man who disappeared from the Scheutbos care home in Molenbeek on Tuesday 27 October has been found in good health, police reported on Wednesday 28 October.

A 76-year-old man who went missing from a care home in Molenbeek has been found in good health, according to BRUZZ. The police reported on Wednesday 28 October, in the afternoon, that he had been located.

The man left the Scheutbos care home (woonzorgcentrum) on the Gelukkige Grijsheidstraat in Molenbeek around 17:00 on Tuesday 27 October. After he left, all trace of him was lost. The federal police issued a search appeal for him on Wednesday 28 October.

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