NORTH MIAMI BEACH, FLA. (WSVN) - Authorities said they have located an elderly man who went missing after he left a South Florida hospital.

Detectives from the Miami-Dade Sheriff’s Office said 80-year-old Gerardo Lopez was last seen when he was discharged from Jackson North Medical Center, at around 1:15 p.m. on Sunday. His family did not hear from him.

Lopez stands 5 feet, 7 inches tall, weighs around 110 pounds, and has balding hair and hazel eyes. He was wearing a white shirt, blue jeans and shoes with an unknown color at the time of his disappearance.

On Wednesday, May 13, MDSO detectives confirmed Lopez was found safe.

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