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Platte County sheriff asks for help finding missing 51-year-old man with Alzheimer’s

Update: Christopher Skinner was found safe early Wednesday in the Mount Vernon area of Missouri.

The Platte County Sheriff’s Office is asking for help finding a 51-year-old man with Alzheimer’s.

Christopher Skinner was last seen leaving his Parkville home around 10:15 a.m. Tuesday wearing blue jeans and a blue zip-up hoodie, according to the sheriff’s office.

He is thought to be driving a blue 2015 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon with a Missouri license plate JD7 Z0X.

Anyone with information should contact 911 or the Platte County Sheriff’s Office at 816-858-3521.

This story was originally published October 6, 2020 at 7:06 PM.

Cortlynn Stark
The Kansas City Star
Cortlynn Stark writes about finance and the economy for The Sum. She is a Certified Financial Education Instructor℠ with the National Financial Educators Council. She previously covered City Hall for The Kansas City Star and joined The Star in January 2020 as a breaking news reporter. Cortlynn studied journalism and Spanish at Missouri State University.
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