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Missing Vietnam veteran from Brook Park found, expected to be okay

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Posted at 7:24 PM, Jul 28, 2023
and last updated 2023-07-30 11:29:11-04

The family of Timothy Guzzo, a Vietnam veteran, tells News 5's Camryn Justice that he was found late Saturday night. They said he was brought to a local emergency room and is expected to be okay.

Sunday morning, the Brook Park Police Department said the missing adult alert for Guzzo had been canceled.

Guzzo was last seen leaving his residence in Brook Park on July 26.

His daughter, Natalie Guzzo, said he was recently worried about a letter to report to jury duty next month. She said a neighbor’s security system captured her father leaving Wednesday around 2 p.m. in his dark blue/green 2000 Buick LeSabre.

Natalie Guzzo said that she believed her father left home in a confused state en route to the Cuyahoga County Justice Center in Downtown Cleveland. She said she contacted the Justice Center, and they told her he did not show up.

However, the family said that license plate cameras indicated he did make it to the Justice Center, just not inside. Cameras show he turned around, headed west on Orange Avenue.

Sunday, Natalie told News 5 that it appears her father forgot where he parked and walked the streets of Cleveland for days. She said that he eventually went into a store and asked for a cab. Instead, officers were called.

Natalie said her father had his wallet and ID, which indicated he was a veteran. She said police ended up taking him to the Louis Stokes Cleveland VA Medical Center-Wade Park Campus. Later, a person at the hospital recognized him as the missing man they had seen on a flier and Guzzo's family was contacted.

Natalie said her family is beyond grateful to everyone who played a role in finding her father.

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