Dramatic Video Shows Police Pulling Elderly Man From a Pond

An elderly man went missing in Florida after not taking his medicine and police found him in a pond.

In the video below, you can see the police officer walking near a pond and that is when he locates the elderly man in the shallow water.

The officer notices that the man is moving and then proceeds to pull the man to safety.

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Orange Beach Fire and Rescue soon arrive and that is when they take the elderly man with them.

He was reportedly brought to a hospital and then released. The good news is that the elderly man is now recovering at home.

Here's the dramatic footage from the pond in Florida.

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