Missing man returns to nursing home

Atlanta Police said they found a man who checked himself out of a nursing home on Friday.

Gale Petersen, 72, was last seen after checking himself out of a nursing home on Pharr Court South around 3:30 p.m. and was reported missing by the nursing home staff.

Police said he later returned to the nursing home and a Mattie’s Call associated with his disappearance has since been canceled.