A missing 84-year-old man was found alive in the woods near a pond in Hopkinton, Massachusetts, on Tuesday after a three-day search, police said.
The man was last seen about 10 p.m. Sunday near the assisted living facility where he lives in Hopkinton, state police said. He was found Tuesday morning about 10:40 a.m. lying down but conscious and alert in a wooded part of the Berry Acres Conservation area.
He was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. About 40 people had been involved in the search for the man, police said.
The man had been reported missing from The Communities at Golden Pond assisted living facility on W. Main Street. He was found by the Special Emergency Response Team, a state police unit trained for search-and-rescue efforts in harsh environments.
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