LAKEWOOD, NJ – On Saturday night, a Lakewood man who went missing earlier in the day in the community was found. In response, a multi-volunteer agency search conducted by Hatzolah, Chaveirim, Shomrim, and the Lakewood Civilian Safety Watch was launched that scoured the area for the man. Later in the evening, a search party member located the man in a wooded area of the township.
The man was described as a 40-year-old male. Before going missing, he was last seen earlier in the afternoon at around 2:30 pm after leaving a local kiddush he had attended.
“Last night at about 7 pm Lakewood Shomrim Received a call in regards to missing persons, our members immediately responded, at about 11:30 pm the missing adult male was located safely,” LCSW said in a social media post.
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