Man missing since Sunday in Des Plaines found safe

A 66-year-old man reported missing since Sunday has been located safe, authorities said.

Michael Bennett, who suffers from depression, was located before 10 p.m. Monday, authorities said. The place he was found was not released by police.

Bennett was not seen or heard from since about 11 a.m. Friday, when a transport driver erroneously left him at Touhy Avenue and Maple Street in Des Plaines, according to an Illinois State Police advisory alert.

The driver was supposed to transport Bennett from Chicago Behavioral Hospital in Des Plaines to Westwood Nursing Home.