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Update: Police in Eagle locate 29-year-old man who went missing from care facility

Garrett W. Thowless is missing from his Eagle care facility.
Garrett W. Thowless is missing from his Eagle care facility.

UPDATE: The Ada County Sheriff’s Office said Eagle Police located Thowless and that he is safe. The original story is below.

Read more at: https://www.idahostatesman.com/news/local/community/boise/article264240241.html#storylink=cpy

Eagle police are searching for a 29-year-old man they described as “developmentally delayed” who walked away from his care facility on Wednesday morning.

The man, identified as Garrett W. Thowless, was last seen on E Mission Drive in Eagle, according to a Wednesday afternoon tweet from the Ada County Sheriff’s Office. He left the facility at around 10:45 a.m.

Eagle contracts its police services through the sheriff’s office.

The tweet asked anyone who has seen Thowless or has information to call (208) 377-6790.

This story was originally published August 10, 2022 at 2:10 PM.

Catherine Odom
Idaho Statesman
Catherine Odom is an intern reporter at the Idaho Statesman. She is a rising junior at Northwestern University majoring in journalism and international studies.
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