OAKLAND PARK, FLA. (WSVN) - Detectives with the Broward Sheriff’s Office Missing Persons Unit said they have located a 65-year-old man, two weeks after he went missing from Oakland Park.

According to investigators, Michael Vassell had been last seen on March 2 near the 4900 block of Northwest Ninth Avenue.

Vassell stands 5 feet, 6 inches tall, weighs about 190 pounds, and has grayish black hair and brown eyes.

According to his daughter, Vassell experiences mental illness.

On Tuesday, March 17, detectives confirmed Vassell was found safe.

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