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PUTNAM COUNTY, Fla. – A Jacksonville man who was reported missing earlier this month was found alive Wednesday at a sand plant near Melrose, according to the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office.
The sheriff’s office said the man, 36, went several days without food and water but is expected to recover.
He was found stuck in the mud at the Vulcan Sand Plant after family and friends said they hadn’t heard from him in days, deputies said.
Deputies contacted family members after locating a vehicle on the side of the road near Paran Church Road and SR 100 in Melrose on Monday.
Family and friends told deputies on Feb. 14 that the man had been upset lately due to a recent breakup of a relationship and wanted to report him missing.
No further information was available as of Wednesday.
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