BRIDGETON, Mo. — A missing man who hadn't been seen or heard from since he said he was stopping on the side of the road to help someone change a tire has returned home safe.
The Bridgeton Police Department shared his missing person report Thursday evening.
A coworker said he had left work in north St. Louis County Wednesday night. He had texted the coworker at about 11 p.m. saying he was stopping to help someone change a tire along westbound Route 370. No one had seen or heard from him since that text message.
Bridgeton police officers searched the area around Route 370 and found his car just west of St. Louis Mills Circle. He was not in his car, police said.
Officers searched the area around where his car was found but found no signs of him. The department then asked for the public’s help in finding him.
The City of Olivette later released an update that he had returned home safely.
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