Update: Missing Kentucky man found Rufus Ernest Wolfe (Source: KY State Police) By WECT Staff | January 23, 2021 at 2:29 PM EST - Updated January 24 at 12:20 PM
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. (WECT) - UPDATE: The Bell County Emergency Management in Kentucky confirmed Rufus Wolfe is safely back home. No further details were provided. -
A missing man from Kentucky could be in the Boiling Spring Lakes area, according to the Kentucky State Police.
Rufus Ernest Wolfe, 88, is missing from the Shillala Village area and was last seen on Friday, he is 5′6″ and weighs 165 pounds, Wolfe has gray hair and green eyes.
“Mr. Wolfe left his home in Bell Co. Kentucky driving a blue 2019 Ford Ecosport. It is believed that Mr. Wolfe could be traveling in the direction of Southern Pines, NC and could possibly be in Boiling Spring Lakes, NC,” according to the KY State Police.
Search underway for 88-year-old man with dementia missing out of Bell County, Kentucky
Officials said that Rufus Ernest Wolfe, 88, was last seen driving a blue 2019 Ford Ecosport and was believed to be traveling towards Southern Pines, North Carolina. Author: WBIR Staff Updated: 11:04 PM EST January 22, 2021
A golden alert was issued for a missing 88-year-old man from Shillala Village in Bell County, Kentucky, on Friday.
Officials said that Rufus Ernest Wolfe was missing and was last seen driving a blue 2019 Ford Ecosport. Officials said they believed he was traveling in the direction of Southern Pines, North Carolina from his home. They said he could possibly be in the area of Boiling Springs Lake, North Carolina.
prone areas to stay alert and stay safe. rick leventhal is live in bowling spring lakes, north carolina. rick? trace, this was the main dam in boiling springs lake and completely gave way on saturday night despite the best efforts of town officials who tried to drain the water out patricia lake here 3 and a half feet they draped off through a spillway to try to reduce the pressure on the dam well before the storm but there was just too much rain. that lake empty along with many others in this maul town, roads washed out here, too. earlier we met a woman at another one of the washouts trying to get home for the first time. never oh my god. sunny daniels grew up here, she couldn t believe her eyes lake gone and is road is washed away. one cave in has a pickup truck in the middle of it.
the death toll climbed to 14. as rescue crews struggle to keep elderly and vulnerable populations safe. electricity crews working around the clock to get the lights back on with flash floods, landslides and tornado warnings remaining in effect. city officials tried but could not get to this dam before it broke last night. water poured into surrounding roadways, which remain closed this morning. it happened at the sanford dam in boiling springs lake, north carolina. nbc s marian a atencio is there and joins me on the phone. what are you seeing this morning? i apologize. we re trying to get our shot up for our viewers here. it is pouring rain. we came here because we ve gotten confirmation that the sanford dam in boiling springs lake, this is about 20 minutes south of wilmington, has collapsed. people who live along the water tell us things are only getting worse. a lot of docks destroyed and