UPDATE: Missing 80-year-old man found safe

UPDATE: Ronald Kuruz has been found safe by the Minnesota State Patrol, the Barron County Sheriff's Department said.


The Barron County Sheriff's Department has issued a Silver Alert for an 80-year-old man who went missing Sunday morning.

According to a news release, Ronald Kuruz of Cameron, Wisconsin, is described as a 6-foot, 220-pound man with blue eyes. He was last seen wearing brown pants, a blue sweatshirt and a brown jacket.

Around 9:20 a.m. Sunday, Kuruz was seen in the front yard of a residence in Cameron. He fell twice on the steps outside the home, and once he was able to get up, he walked to his blue pickup, which is possibly a 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Quad. A neighbor said he was headed westward toward Barron, Wisconsin.

Anyone who finds Kuruz is asked to call 911 or the Barron County Sheriff's Department at 715-537-3106.