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SOUTH OGDEN — Police located a South Ogden man Thursday morning in Idaho after he went missing Wednesday, according to South Ogden Police Sgt. Wil DeHart.
Walter Leodolter, 86, left his home in South Ogden around noon Wednesday. Leodolter has dementia and was in need of medication, according to DeHart.
The missing man was found by a "good Samaritan" just south of Grace, Idaho, around 8 a.m. when Leodolter ran out of gas and pulled to the side of the road.
Because of his dementia, Leodolter, who speaks fluent German, forgot he also spoke English but managed to get his name out. The good Samaritan recognized his name and face from a news article online.
He took Leodolter to a nearby hospital and contacted police. Police and Leodolter's wife are currently en route to Idaho to bring him home.
"Tell everybody thank you," DeHart said. "We couldn't have found him without your guys' help and everybody who watches and ... the thousands of eyes we have when you broadcast his picture."
