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Man with Down syndrome missing from Millennium Park

By  Mitchell Armentrout
   
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Kelly Carpenter.

A man with Down syndrome who went missing Saturday in Millennium Park has been found.

Kelly Carpenter, 57, had last been seen around 1:30 p.m. at the north end of the park near the Pritzker Pavilion, according to a police missing-person’s alert. He has since been found, police said about 10:45 p.m.

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