A 23-year-old Lenawee County man, reported Tuesday as endangered and missing, was spotted in the woods by a Michigan State Police helicopter assisting in the search, according to video published Wednesday
About 9 a.m., the Michigan State Police Monroe Post issued an endangered missing advisory for the Clinton man, who had walked away from his home.
Police said he has mental health issues, and had not regularly been taking his medication.
About eight hours later, state police posted a video of when the man was located.
The MSP Aviation Unit put a helicopter, Trooper 2, into the sky to aid in the search. The video shows the helicopter hovering above the woods.
Police looking for missing Clinton man, say he could be danger to himself
Updated Jan 19, 2021;
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Update: Michigan State Police reported at 4 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 19, that Whiting has been located. He is safe and being treated, they said.
CLINTON, MI – Police are seeking assistance from the public in locating a mentally ill man who left his Clinton home early Tuesday morning and is a danger to himself, police say.
Derek Christen Whiting, 23, of Clinton, was reported missing Tuesday, Jan. 19, after family members reported finding a note labeled as “his will” advising them to sell all of his possessions and give the money to the poor, according to the Michigan State Police.
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