Putnam County Sheriff's Office press release for missing nursing home resident

A male resident at Autumn Court nursing home in Ottawa walked out of the facility last night but was found a little more than an hour later uninjured. The Putnam County Sheriff's Office reports that around 8:22 p.m. they received the 9-1-1 call that the resident had left the facility on foot. A search started, and drone operators were contacted to assist. Around 9:53 p.m., he was located with a drone thermal camera in the backyard of a nearby residence.