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Missing Englewood man, 71, was last seen headed to Jesse Brown VA hospital has been located

Police cancelled the alert about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, saying Everett Myrick had been located and reunited with his family.

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Everett Myrick

Everett Myrick

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A 71-year-old man who was reported missing from Englewood on the South Side has been located.

Everett Myrick was last seen Thursday headed from the 6300 block of South Elizabeth Street to the Jesse Brown VA Medical Center on the Near West Side, Chicago police said in a missing person alert.

Police cancelled the alert about 8:30 a.m. Saturday, saying Myrick had been located and reunited with his family.

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