UPDATED: Missing East Northport Man Found OK

Northport NY

18 April, 2021

6:01 PM

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Updated 1:35 p.m. April 19: William Palmer, 58, of East Northport, was found unharmed, Suffolk police said Monday afternoon. He had been missing since Sunday. Below is the original story: EAST NORTHPORT, NY — An East Northport man who suffers from dementia went missing on Sunday afternoon, Suffolk police said. William Palmer, 58, a resident of the Birchwood Suites Assisted Living Facility, at 423 Clay Pitts Road, was last seen at the Northport Long Island Rail Road station around 2 p.m. Sunday, according to police. Detectives believe he boarded a westbound train. Palmer is white, 5 feet 7 inches tall and 170 pounds with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing jeans, a black zip-up sweater, gray sneakers with orange bottoms and a blue baseball cap. Detectives are asking anyone with information on Palmer's location to call 911 or the Second Squad at 631-854-8252. Silver Alert is a program in Suffolk County allowing law enforcement to share information with media outlets about people with special needs who have been reported missing.