Police find Wayne Ellsworth Lien who went missing from Mesa Saturday

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Wayne Ellsworth Lien
Photographer: From Mesa Police Department
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Posted: 12/17/2012

MESA, AZ - Police have located 86-year-old Wayne Ellsworth Lien who has been missing since Saturday.

Lien left his home around 9 a.m. to go to Walgreens and was last seen driving a gray 2003 Dodge van with Arizona license plate 202MMK.

The 86-year-old man has not been diagnosed with Alzheimer's but has shown early stages in recent months, according to Mesa police.

Mesa police spokesman Anthony Landato said Lien was in good condition when he was found.

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