Video: Missing elderly man rescued by police after falling into Gwinnett Creek – WSB-TV Channel 2

GWINNETT COUNTY, Ga. – Earlier this week, Gwinnett County officials jumped into action to rescue a missing elderly man who became submerged in a creek in Buford.

On Tuesday, officers responded to a missing person call involving a 77-year-old man in Snellville. The man's family said his car was missing and he may be suffering from a mental health issue.

Using traffic cameras, officers tracked the man's car and found it parked on the side of the road on northbound I-85 near Buford.

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Officers searched the area but could not find him.

This prompted detectives to issue a Mattie's Call and initiate an urgent missing person report for an elderly person.

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As officers continued to search for him, a sergeant called out to the man and heard a response. Officers found the man lying in a creek.

The man was underwater for several hours before officers found him.

The man was eventually taken to a nearby hospital.

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