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Missing Hutchinson man found safe

Police say 59-year-old Brian Nienstadt walked away from a facility where he was staying Sunday night.
Credit: Hutchinson PD

HUTCHINSON, Minn. — Hutchinson police say a missing vulnerable man has been found safe after authorities searched for him in the subzero temperatures.

Police were working with other law enforcement agencies, and requesting help from the public in finding a vulnerable adult who left a facility where he was staying Sunday and hadn't been seen since. 

Brian Nienstadt left the facility around 9:40 p.m. Sunday night without permission. Sergeant Andy Erlandson said the main concern was the cold, as police weren't sure Nienstadt had a place to go that would provide shelter. 

Police told KARE 11 just before noon on Monday that the man was found safe in another community.

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