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Deputies: Man who went missing during Baker Act evaluation found safe

The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says Glenn Davison Jr. has been located and is safe.
Credit: Hernando County Sheriff’s Office

SPRING HILL, Fla. — Update: The Hernando County Sheriff's Office says Glenn Davison Jr. has been located and is safe.

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Previous story: Hernando County deputies are asking for help in finding a man they say walked out of a health facility during a Baker Act evaluation in Spring Hill.

The sheriff's office says 46-year-old Glenn Davison Jr. was last seen around 2:41 p.m. on April 7 after he walked out of Bravera Health Spring Hill, located on Quality Drive.

Davison is described as 5-feet, 11 inches tall and 160 pounds with brown hair and green eyes.

Deputies say Davison was being evaluated for a Baker Act when he left the facility but did not provide more details on where he could be.

Anyone with information on where Davison may be is asked to contact the Hernando County Sheriff's Office at 352-754-6830. 

The Baker Act is a Florida law that allows law enforcement, doctors and families members to have a person committed for an involuntary 72-hour mental health evaluation when they are impaired by mental illness or unable to determine their own needs for treatment, University of Florida Health explains.

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