HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A 30-year-old patient missing from the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs has been found and is in good health.

A hospital official says the man was found about 10:30 a.m. Thursday in the fields outside the hospital.

The man had been missing for about 24 hours.

Officials say the man was at the state psychiatric hospital on a civil commitment from Missoula.
      
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(From Nov. 25, 2009)

HELENA, Mont. (AP) - The administrator of the Montana State Hospital at Warm Springs says a patient is missing.

Ed Amberg says the 30-year-old man was last seen at about 10:30 a.m. Wednesday near Highway 48. He says the man was at the state psychiatric hospital on a civil commitment from Missoula and it not likely to be dangerous to the public.

The man is described as 5 feet, 11 inches tall, 170 pounds with black hair and a black mustache. He was wearing a camouflage coat and pants and a black hat.

Anyone who sees him is asked to call Anaconda-Deer Lodge law enforcement at 406-563-5241 or the state hospital at 406-693-7000.
      
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