STANWOOD, Wash. -- The missing man was located by a Washington State Patrol trooper near Wenatchee on state Route 2 early Saturday morning.

George Wyrsch, 94, was last seen at a gas station in east Stanwood Friday at about 3:30 p.m. His wife left him in their car while she went to the restroom, police said. When she returned Wyrsch and the vehicle were gone.

He suffers from dementia and has little or no sense of direction.

Wyrsch was transported to an area hospital for precautionary purposes and later released to his family.

Wyrsch’s family said he is used to long drives and they thought he might try to drive to North Bend because he lived there for many years.