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Senior Alert canceled after 78-year-old missing Virginia man found safe

Richmond news and weather update for Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025
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ALBEMARLE COUNTY, Va. β€” A Senior Alert has been canceled after a 78-year-old man, last seen in Charlottesville early Saturday morning, was found safe.

Officials with Virginia State Police said William Patrick McKeithan, who was last seen around 4 a.m. on Old Lynchburg Road, may be driving a 2017 black Infiniti QX5 with Virginia tags: TFT5575.

Officials said Saturday afternoon that McKeithan may be in Goochland County or headed for North Carolina.

"The missing senior suffers from a cognitive impairment and the disappearance poses a credible threat to their health and safety as determined by the investigating agency," officials said.

Officials said in an email around 11:15 p.m. that McKeithan had been located and was safe.

No additional details about the circumstances surrounding his disappearance were released.

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A Senior Alert is one of six alert programs from Virginia State Police, including AMBER alerts, CODI Alerts, Critically Missing Adult Alerts, Missing Person with Autism Alerts and Blue Alerts.

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