Missing elderly man found safe in the woods

Sun, 05/14/2017 - 3:45pm

    An elderly man missing  since noon Saturday, May 13, was found safe after spending the night in his truck, stuck in mud along a woods road in Lagrange.  A Forestry Service helicopter spotted Frederick Taylor's pickup off Howland Road around noon Sunday after nearby residents called police during the morning hours to report hearing a vehicle's horn. The truck was located about  a quarter mile into the woods. Taylor had a left a home in Hudson on Saturday to go to a nearby store and never showed.  He had traveled about 25 miles.

    Penobscot Deputies and State Troopers were involved in the search on the ground.