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Elderly man missing from Austin found

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An 82-year-old man reported missing from the Austin neighborhood on the West Side Thursday afternoon has been found.

James Bentley had last been seen about 3 p.m. Thursday driving away from his home in the 5500 block of West Congress Parkway, police said.

He has since returned home and is in good health, police said.

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