Atlanta Police are searching for a 69-year-old man with bipolar disorder who was reported missing Thursday.

Leon Perkins was last seen at Grady Hospital in downtown Atlanta at about 9 a.m. Thursday. A white man, he stands 5-foot-11-inches tall and weighs about 235 pounds. He was was wearing a white cowboy hat, a white thermal shirt with a shiny blue image on the front and jeans. He also  may be wearing a glasses and black orthopedic shoes.

Anyone with information about Perkins is asked to call 911 or the Atlanta Police Adult Missing Persons Unit at 404-546-2511.

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