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UPDATE-Parker found safe - Local law enforcement asking for tips to help find man missing since Thursday

Marquette County Sheriff's Department

UPDATE - The Marquette County Sheriff’s Department is reporting the 30-year old male who went missing last Thursday has been found safe. Rylen Parker was located in good physical condition this morning in Big By. He was taken to UPHS Marquette for treatment out of an abundance of caution.

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Marquette County, MI - The Marquette County Sheriff’s Department is asking the public for help in finding a missing man. Sheriff’s Deputies say 30-year old Rylen Parker was last seen Thursday at around 6:30pm at his family’s camp on Remington Road near County Road 550 in Powell Township. His white Chevrolet Malibu was found Friday night stuck in the mud in a wooded area near the camp. He had been expected to arrive at a hotel in Gladstone Friday night but never arrived. Parker is described as approximately 5’-9” tall, weighing 180 lbs, with blue eyes and long brown hair. He was last seen wearing dark clothing and a winter hat.

Anyone with information regarding Parker’s whereabouts since Thursday the 22nd is asked to contact the Marquette County Sheriff’s Office tip line at 906-225-8441.

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