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60-year-old man found safe after missing since Sunday morning: KC police

Missing 60-year-old Mark E. Mitchell, who was missing since Sunday, has been found and is safe, Kansas City police said late Monday.
Missing 60-year-old Mark E. Mitchell, who was missing since Sunday, has been found and is safe, Kansas City police said late Monday. Getty Images/iStockphoto

Update: Missing 60-year-old Mark E. Mitchell, who was missing since Sunday, has been found and is safe, Kansas City police said late Monday.

Kansas City police were asking the public for help Monday to locate a 60-year-old man reported missing since Sunday.

Mark E. Mitchell was last seen around 9:45 a.m. Sunday in the 10900 block of Lydia Avenue, police said in a written statement. Police believed he may have been near south Kansas City’s Minor Park at Red Bridge and Blue River roads.

Mitchell is described as a white man, roughly 5-foot-7 and 170 pounds. He has gray hair and hazel eyes, according to police.

Mitchell was wearing gray shorts and red-and-gray tennis shoes when he was last seen, police said.

Police were asking anyone with information concerning Mitchell’s whereabouts to contact the Missing Persons Unit at 816-234-5043 or dial 911.

This story was originally published August 28, 2023 at 10:02 PM.

Bill Lukitsch
The Kansas City Star
Bill Lukitsch covered nighttime breaking news for The Kansas City Star since 2021, focusing on crime, courts and police accountability. Lukitsch previously reported on politics and government for The Quad-City Times.
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