UPDATE: Golden Alert canceled for disabled Laurel County man

UPDATE: (04/18/19, 10:10 a.m.) –

The Laurel County Sheriff’s Office says Joseph Benge was found safe Thursday morning.

No further details were given.

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LAUREL COUNTY, Ky. (WTVQ) – For the second time in six months, the Laurel County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Golden Alert for a disabled man.

The sheriff says 39-year-old Joseph Benge was last seen off Tom Cat Trail five miles east of London around 3:30 a.m. Tuesday.

Benge has mental disabilities, according to the sheriff.

A Golden Alert was issued for Benge back in October after he went hunting in the same area and did not return.

He was found two days later.

If you see Benge, you are asked to call (606)878-7000.