UPDATE: The Wadena County Sheriff's Office has reported Richard Giles has been found safe and unharmed.
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An 89-year-old Verndale man the Wadena County Sheriff's Office is attempting to locate purchased gas in Mora this morning.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension issued an update on Richard Griffith Giles, who is the subject of a missing person alert from the Minnesota Crime Alert Network.
Giles left his home in Verndale sometime after Tuesday afternoon or early evening on Feb. 21. He was seen about 9:30 a.m. Thursday morning, when he left the Super 8 Hotel in Grand Rapids. Giles purchased gas about 8:30 a.m. this morning at Captain Dan's Crows Nest Cenex in Mora. The vehicle he is driving is a GMC Terrain, not a GMC Traverse as reported earlier. The vehicle has Minnesota license plate 276GYZ.
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He is described as 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 165 pounds. He has hazel eyes and gray balding hair with a gray mustache and beard.
Because of his age and the weather, authorities are concerned for his welfare. He may be lost, so the Wadena County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to keep an eye out on roadsides, in ditches and other areas for his vehicle or him.
If encountering Giles, authorities ask people to not give him directions or send him on his way. Contact law enforcement to assist.
Those who may have seen him or may have information regarding his whereabouts are asked to contact the Wadena County Sheriff's Office at (218) 631-7600 or dial 911.
