'A HAPPY ENDING'
Missing Oneonta
Man Found Safe
By LIBBY CUDMORE • Special to www.AllOTSEGO.com
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ONEONTA – Chester S. Kucharski Jr., reported missing after leaving Bassett Hospital in January, has been found safe and in good health, according to Oneonta Police Chief Doug Brenner.
"He checked into the Super 8 Motel on Southside and used his own name," said Brenner. "The clerk recognized him and called us."
Kucharski, 67, was last seen on camera leaving Bassett around 3:50 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 25. He was considered a "vulnerable adult" at the time he was reported missing.
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