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Mattie's Call alert canceled for Atlanta man

By Mike Morris
July 14, 2011

Atlanta police have canceled a "Mattie's Call" alert for a man who walked away from a southwest Atlanta nursing home.

Herman Buxton was reported missing Wednesday after he walked out of the Crestview Health and Rehabilitation Center on Springdale Road, police spokeswoman Kim Jones said.

Buxton was located in good condition Thursday at Grady Memorial Hospital.

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