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Cleveland man shows up at hospital after relatives receive texts that he's dead

Cleveland man shows up at hospital after relatives receive texts that he's dead
Posted at 12:09 PM, Jul 25, 2017
and last updated 2017-07-25 15:13:18-04

A man who was reported missing after his relatives received text messages that he had died showed up at a Cleveland hospital Tuesday afternoon. 

Cleveland police said they located 43-year-old Charles Bailey at Mary Mount Hospital.

Bailey had last been seen Sunday at 8:30 a.m. in the area of Clark Avenue and Fulton Road. 

According to a police report, Bailey's sister received a text that morning from Charles' phone stating that he was dead. 

She called the phone and got no answer. 

A longtime family friend and Charles' brother also said they received similar texts. 

Police say Bailey is a known drug user.