88-year-old Manhattan man with dementia is found after missing from home, NYPD says

An NYPD officer in New York City on Sept. 22, 2023 — Brandon Sloter / Icon Sportswire via Getty Images

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Published Mar 2, 2026

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Police said Monday they found an octogenarian who went missing from his apartment building in Manhattan over the weekend.

NYPD officials said 88-year-old Osvaldo Acosta was last seen around 4:30 p.m. Sunday as he left his home at NYCHA’s Elliott Houses on West 25th Street and 10th Avenue in Chelsea.

Acosta has dementia and was wearing a white medical bracelet at the time, according to authorities.

Police said he was last seen wearing a black jacket, a black hat, black pants and gray shoes.

Officials on Monday morning announced Acosta had been located.

This story has been updated with additional information.