Aleksander Novak Zemplinski, a resident of Wayne County, Michigan, has been found after mysteriously disappearing on Sunday, September 24. Spanning across states and involving a nationwide search, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department (LASD) has confirmed that Zemplinski has been located in Altadena, California.
Prior to being found, Zemplinski had last been in contact with his family on Sunday, September 24, at approximately 10:48 p.m., and it was believed that he was on Mt. Wilson on Red Box Road in the city of Altadena. Hoodline reported that the LASD's Missing Persons Unit investigators were seeking the public's assistance in locating him and had provided multiple channels for people to share any information they may have had regarding his whereabouts.
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