SPRINGFIELD TOWNSHIP (WWJ) An elderly Springfield Township man with dementia drowned in a pond after wandering away from his home, sheriffs’ officials said.
The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said they received a 911 call on Sunday, July 6, around 4 a.m. The caller reported an 86-year-old man with dementia missing.
The missing man—identified as Gerald Vernus Burge—was last seen around 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 5. His girlfriend also reported his swim trunks missing from his home…