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UPDATE: Silver Alert for missing Patterson man canceled; family says he's been found

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PATTERSON, La. — A Silver Alert issued Monday for a man missing from a Patterson nursing home has been cancelled.

The family of Sheldon Guillory tells us he was found and taken to a hospital to get checked out.

He was last seen in his room at the Patterson Healthcare Nursing Home at 3:40 am Tuesday, according to police.

Investigators believe Guillory left the nursing home on foot between 3:41am and 8:40 am when staff discovered he was not in his room.

Police said he suffers from a medical condition that may impair his judgment.

Patterson Police Chief Garrett Grogan says officers were using ATVs and a drone to search for him.