TITUSVILLE, Fla. — UPDATE: Titusville police said they located a missing marathon runner.
Earl Linwood Blewett was found safe near a wooded area behind a business located on the 700 block of Columbia Boulevard around 8:15 a.m. Monday.
Police said Blewett was disoriented and taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
**MISSING RUNNER FOUND** Earl Linwood Blewett has been located safe near the 700 block of Columbia Blvd. He was last seen at 9:30 pm on Saturday during an endurance race. @BCFRpio transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. pic.twitter.com/4lnbBsVOF3
— Titusville Fire Dept (@TitusvilleFire) December 20, 2021
Original story:
The Titusville Police Department is asking for help finding a 57-year-old man last seen crossing the finish line of a local endurance race.
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Police say Earl Linwood Blewett was last seen at 9:30 p.m. Saturday at the finish line of the Ancient Oaks 100 Mile Endurance Run at the Enchanted Forest Sanctuary on Columbia Blvd
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Police Searching for Missing Runnerhttps://t.co/CdhxYonLM5 pic.twitter.com/m4ifkN4dEx
— Titusville Police FL (@TitusvillePD) December 19, 2021
Blewett is described as being approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall with brown eyes and short, grey hair.
He was last seen wearing a neon-green tank top, black shorts and a black waist pack.
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Anyone with information that may help police locate Blewett is asked to call the police department at (321) 264-7800.
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