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Silver Alert called off after missing elderly Florida man’s car spotted along I-4

Michael Nicholls, 79, found in Hillsborough County

Michael Harold Nicholls, 79 (Melbourne Police Department)

POLK COUNTY, Fla. – A 79-year-old Melbourne man sparked a Silver Alert on Wednesday after his car was spotted along Interstate 4, according to the police department.

In a release, police said that the man — Michael H. Nicholls — had last been seen at his home at 1386 Arnold Drive on Wednesday afternoon.

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The release shows that Nicholls was traveling in a white 2011 Cadillac CTS with a Florida tag reading “DV5163Y,” and the vehicle was later caught driving on I-4 in Lakeland.

Nicholls' white 2011 Cadillac CTS was last seen driving along I-4 in Lakeland. (Melbourne Police Department)

“Nicholls has suffered from severe mental decline and is believed to be traveling to a family member’s home in Galveston, Texas,” the release reads. “He was last seen wearing faded black jeans, dark-colored t-shirt and a ‘veteran’s style’ baseball hat. It is believed he has a cellphone with him.”

Later Wednesday evening, police issued an update explaining that Nicholls had finally been found in Hillsborough County.

“He is healthy and well,” the release reads.