Leawood issues Silver Alert for missing 83-year-old man

KANSAS CITY, Missouri. — Police in Leawood reported missing an 83-year-old man.

John K. Gound was last seen driving his white Kia Sedona around 3:40 p.m. Friday near the intersection of W. 83rd Street and Somerset Street.

Police say Gound has been diagnosed with dementia and is easily disoriented.

Gound is described as five feet seven inches tall, weighing 195 pounds, with white hair, a gray beard and blue eyes.

His Kia has a Kansas license plate of 066CRU.

Anyone with information should call 911 or the Leawood Police Department at 913-642-7700.

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