A 35-year-old man who vanished from North Lauderdale before dawn more than a week ago has been found safe and reunited with his family, the Broward Sheriff's Office says. Adam Cuff was last seen around 3:50 a.m. on Oct. 11 near the 1000 block of North Lauderdale Avenue, prompting a search that stretched on for over a week before detectives tracked him down.
The Broward Sheriff's Office Missing Persons Unit confirmed the discovery, saying deputies found Cuff safe and unharmed and that he has since been reunited with his family, according to bocapost.com. The update came after a missing person alert for Cuff was issued on Oct. 14, as detectives worked to piece together his whereabouts following his disappearance three days earlier.
Details From the Original Search
Before he was located, investigators had circulated a detailed description to help the public identify Cuff. He stands 5 feet, 9 inches tall, weighs around 190 pounds, and has black hair and brown eyes, per WSVN. At the time of his disappearance, he was wearing a black shirt, black sweatpants and black Nike sandals.
The outlet's report also noted that Cuff's family told detectives he experiences mental illness, a detail investigators considered as they searched for him. Officials had urged anyone with information on his whereabouts to contact BSO Missing Persons Detective Leonard Charla or the sheriff's office non-emergency line as the search unfolded.
Confirmation From the Sheriff's Office
The Broward Sheriff's Office shared the news of Cuff's safe recovery in a post on X, writing that detectives with its Missing Persons Unit had located the 35-year-old and that he was found safe and unharmed by BSO deputies. The brief update brought a relieved close to a search that had stretched across more than a week since Cuff was last seen in the early morning hours on North Lauderdale Avenue.
