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Silver Alert canceled after missing Avon man found safe in Kentucky

UPDATE: Richard Chittester was found safely Saturday by law enforcement in Leitchfield, Kentucky, according to Avon Police Department. He was fine but disoriented, according to the department. 

AVON, Ind. (WISH) — A statewide Silver Alert was issued Friday for a missing Avon man considered to be in extreme danger or to require medical assistance. 

Richard Joseph Chittester, 72, was last seen at 4:45 p.m. Friday driving a silver, four-door 2006 Pontiac G6 with Indiana license plate RVX310.

Police describe Chittester as a white male, 5-feet-7 tall and 170 pounds with gray-and-black hair and brown eyes, last seen wearing a Vietnam Veterans hat, a dark brown Carhartt coat and jeans. 

If you have any information about Chittester’s whereabouts, you’re asked to call Avon Police Department at 317-839-8700 or dial 911.