A missing 71-year-old man with dementia was found safe Wednesday, the GBI said.

A Mattie's call had been issued for Charles Floyd. Authorities originally said he was last seen just before 1:30 p.m. in the 17200 block of Birmingham Highway in Alpharetta.

Lt. Jay Baker, spokesman for the Cherokee Sheriff's Office, told the AJC that authorities then confirmed that Floyd was picked up by a taxi in Milton, taken to a bank to cash a check, and then driven to Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

Floyd was dropped off at the South Terminal and was believed to be attempting to travel to see family, Baker said.

"He was located on a flight to Virginia," Baker said. "He has family there. They have been notified and are going to meet him at the airport there."

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Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D. (center) is flanked by GOP whip Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo. (left) and Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, as Thune speak to reporters at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. Earlier Tuesday, the Senate passed the budget reconciliation package of President Donald Trump's signature bill of big tax breaks and spending cuts. (J. Scott Applewhite/AP)

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