Missing 80-year-old Orange County man found safe

Kenneth Hampton (Orange County Sheriff's Office)

AVALON PARK, Fla.UPDATE: A missing 80-year-old man has been found safe, Orange County deputies tweeted Tuesday morning.

Kenneth Hampton was reported missing Monday morning.

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Details of his recovery have not been released.

ORIGINAL STORY: Deputies with the Orange County Sheriff’s Office are searching for a missing and endangered 80-year-old man.

The sheriff’s office said via Twitter it needs help to find Kenneth Hampton, who was last seen Monday morning near Avalon Park Boulevard.

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Deputies said Hampton was last seen wearing a black t-shirt, dark jeans, black tennis shoes and driving a 2003 white Ford F150 pickup with a Florida tag.

Hampton is described as having hazel eyes and white hair, which is balding on top. Investigators said he weighs 175 pounds and is 5 feet, 10 inches tall.

Anyone who knows the whereabouts of the man is asked to call the sheriff’s office at 407-836-4357.


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