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Missing Aurora couple found

Aurora police said Friday a missing elderly couple reported missing Thursday have been found in Indiana.

Police thanked everyone who provided assistance.

George Spieler, 86, and his wife, Marilyn Spieler, 85, were reported missing by a family member at around 10 p.m. Thursday.

They were discovered to be missing at about 1 p.m. Thursday from their home on the first block of South Buell Avenue on Aurora's west side. The couple was believed to be in their 2011 Buick Lucerne.

According to the family, George Spieler suffers from dementia and Marilyn cannot see at night. They enjoy going on car rides together and have gotten lost in the past.

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