KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — An 86-year-old Maryville man has been found safe after The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation issued on Thursday a Silver Alert on behalf of the Blount County Sheriff’s Office.

Christopher Sweeney was located in Cumberland County, The TBI announced Thursday.
The alert was issued after Sweeney was last seen leaving his Maryville home on Wednesday evening and was driving a white 2005 Toyota 4Runner.
“He has a condition that may impair his ability to return safely without assistance,” the TBI said in a social media post regarding the Silver Alert.
Sweeney is described as a white male standing at 5’6″ tall and weighing 150 pounds. He is bald and has blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a tan shirt and blue jeans.