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Silver Alert: 79-Year-Old Hampstead, NH, Man With Dementia Missing
A Silver Alert was issued early Thursday morning for a Hampstead man suffering from dementia who walked away from his home and did not return.
New Hampshire State Police said John Matson, 79, left his home on Amy Lane around 3:30 p.m.. His wife reported him missing around 12:20 a.m. Thursday morning.
John Matson was last seen wearing a red, white, and blue shirt and gray shorts. He is 6 feet tall and 180 pounds with gray hair, a gray beard, and blue eyes.
State Police asked anyone with information about Matson's whereabouts to call Hampstead Police at 603-329-5700.
Contact reporter Dan Alexander at Dan.Alexander@townsquaremedia.com or via Twitter @DanAlexanderNH
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