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Florida Tourist Who Vanished From Midtown Hotel Found Safe

NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) -- A Florida man who vanished from his Midtown Manhattan hotel has been found.

Police said early Wednesday morning that 71-year-old Jeff Kelly has been located and is in good condition.

Kelly, from Bartow, Florida, is in New York City with his family to see his niece, who is currently appearing as Violet in "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" on Broadway.

He vanished around 3:30 a.m. Monday from the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square, where he and his wife were staying.

Kelly's wife told CBS2 that he was found at Mount Sinai Hospital. Kelly has early dementia.

Police are still trying to piece together what happened.

 

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