UPDATE: Missing Dewey Beach man found

According to police, a Dewey Beach man who was reported as missing Wednesday morning has been found.

Dewey Beach Police say, Juan Antonio Diaz has been found to be in good health. They also say that he has been reunited with his family. If anyone has any information they are asked to call Dewey Beach Police.

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On Tuesday around 5PM, the family of Juan “Johnny” Antonio Diaz Jr. contacted the Dewey Beach Police Department and reported him as being late.

According to the report, he left the Rodney Avenue home around noon, and he was last seen at about 12:45 PM on Coastal Highway. A town employee says they saw Diaz walking southbound in the area of Dickinson Avenue.  

Diaz is a 36-year-old Hispanic man from Hartley, Delaware, and is reported by the family to have diabetes and suffers from mental disorders which both require daily medication.  

He is 6’3″ tall with short brown hair, brown eyes, a mustache, and was last seen wearing gray sweatpants, and a white sweater with a horse imprinted on it.  

Diaz does not have a cell phone or any way to communicate with the family, and they do not believe he has the means to return to his home in Hartley Delaware.  

If anyone has contact with Diaz, please contact the Dewey Beach Police 302-227-1110 or 911 immediately.