UPDATE: Missing Lake Park man found alive and well

Published 12:59 pm Thursday, March 7, 2024

LAKE PARK — A man with dementia who had been missing in the Lake Park area was found alive and well, the sheriff said.

Jimmy Davis Sr., 83, had been missing since about 5:30 a.m. Thursday when he was last seen on Casa Loma Street, a statement from Lowndes County said.

Hundreds of people turned out to help deputies search for Davis and brought food for deputies, Lowndes County Sheriff Ashley Paulk said.

Davis was found sitting in an abandoned house, the sheriff said.

“I want to thank everyone who came out to help,” Paulk said. “They really made a difference.”