Update: Missing 73-year-old Atlanta man with dementia located

Bill Harper (Atlanta Police Department)

Atlanta police are no longer searching for a 73-year-old man who went missing as temperatures began to drop across North Georgia.

Authorities said 73-year-old Bill Harper was a "critical missing person."

What we know:

Harper was last seen at his home on the 800 block of Amber Place NW around noon on Sunday.

Harper had been diagnosed with dementia and has a history of wandering away from his home, officials say.

On Friday morning, Atlanta police informed the media that Harper was found in a hospital and has been reunited with his family.

EDITOR'S NOTE: Story has been updated to reflect that Mr. Harper is no longer missing. 

The Source: Information for this story came from a Mattie's Call by the Atlanta Police Department.

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