AHOSKIE, N.C. (WAVY) — A Silver Alert was issued for a missing 61-year-old man from the Hertford County, North Carolina town of Ahoskie.

As of 2:59 p.m. on Wednesday, the alert from N.C. Center for Missing Persons was cancelled.

The N.C. Center for Missing Persons issued the alert on Wednesday, noting that it is believed Swain is suffering from dementia or some other cognitive impairment.

10 On Your Side learned from Ahoskie Police that the alert was cancelled because Swain Jr. was found safe.

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