SARASOTA COUNTY, Fla. – A missing Venice man has been safely located in Alachua County and will soon be reunited with his family, concluding an urgent search by local authorities.
The Sarasota County Sheriff’s Office had previously asked the public for help finding 85-year-old Gary Howard Eberly after he disappeared early Friday morning. Eberly was initially last seen in Venice at around 3:00 a.m. on June 12 inside the Jacaranda Trace subdivision, wearing a burgundy shirt and black pants.
Authorities were highly concerned for his safety on the road because he had been diagnosed with dementia. Investigators were actively searching for his black 2020 Kia Sportage SUV bearing the Florida license plate Z231DP…