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Earl E. Vittitow, 88, Found Alive

ELIZABETHTOWN — An elderly Elizabethtown man missing since Monday night was found alive just after 8 a.m. Tuesday in a field near the subdivision where he lives on Nightingale Drive.

Earl E. Vittitow, 88, was reported missing around 7:15 p.m. Monday. Vittitow suffers from dementia, according to an Elizabethtown Police Department press release.

After being found, Vittitow was taken to Hardin Memorial Hospital for evaluation.

In the early hours of Tuesday morning, approximately 75 people were assisting in the search effort. They represent the following agencies: Hardin County Emergency Medical Services, Central Hardin Fire Department, Radcliff Fire Department, Valley Creek Fire Department, KY 6 Air Search, Hardin County Bloodhound Association, Jefferson County Bloodhound Association, Technical Ropes and Cave Emergency Response, Elizabethtown Police Department, Elizabethtown Fire Department and the Hardin County Sheriff's Office.