San Diego County sheriff's search and rescue teams covered six miles over 12 hours looking for a Poway man reported missing Monday.
On Tuesday, the subject of the search - Fernando Pacheco, 71 - was located in the Escondido, Valley Center area officials confirmed.
He was found to be in good health, officials said, and they were working to reunite him with his family.
A member of the public helped solve the case after seeing the reports of Pacheco missing on morning television newscasts, deputies said.
Pacheco was last seen walking southbound on Midland Road around 3:30 p.m. Monday wearing a white cowboy hat, black jacket, black pants and black shoes..
He is in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease and was believed to be without a cell phone, credit cards or money, officials said.
Pacheco is a Spanish speaker with limited English speaking ability.
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This isn't the first time authorities have searched for Pacheco. He walked away from his residence in January 2014 and was located a few blocks away on Poway Road.
