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Missing alert cancelled after Navajo nation man found

Denver 7+ Colorado News Latest Headlines | July 4, 11am
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UPDATE: The CBI cancelled the alert and said on Monday, July 14 that Deschenee was safely located.

DENVER — A missing Indigenous alert has been issued by the Colorado Bureau of Investigation after a Navajo nation man was last seen near Barnum Park earlier this week.

Gary Deschenee, 63, was last seen on foot near the Denver park on July 2, at approximately 2:30 p.m.

He has black hair and brown eyes, is 5-foot, 8-inches tall and weighs around 181 pounds. Law enforcement did not have a description for the clothes he was last seen wearing.

If you see Deschenee, you’re asked to call 911 or the Denver Police Department at (720) 913-2000.


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