MILTON (NBC 26) — UPDATE: Dean Birkeness has been found safe, police say.
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A statewide Silver Alert has been issued for a man missing from Milton.
Authorities say Dean Birkeness went to a local Milton restaurant on Tuesday at about 10:00 a.m. Restaurant employees report that he left the restaurant around 11:00 a.m. He has not returned home as planned.
The last known location of his vehicle was northbound on I-41 at mile marker 127 near Caledonia at 1:20 p.m. Dean is driving a 2019 Silver Chevrolet Trax, Wisconsin license plate 704 TTC.
Dean is an 87-year-old white man with brown eyes and grey hair. He was last seen wearing dark blue jeans, brown 1/4 zip up sweater, dark navy spring coat, and glasses.
Anyone with information is asked to call Milton Police Department at 608-757-2244.
