Missing man found

HAYDEN - An 85-year-old man reported as a missing person on Friday morning was found in a vehicle about two miles from his residence.

Arnold N. White, of Hayden, was located by a homeowner at 9:20 a.m. in the area of Strahorn Road and Skyview Lane, just north of Hayden, according to the Kootenai County Sheriff's Department. White was hypothermic and sitting in the home-owner's car.

Emergency responders transported White to Kootenai Medical Center for treatment. He was treated and released, hospital staff said.

White was reported as a missing person at 7:23 a.m., according to a sheriff's department press release. His wife had last seen him about 4 a.m. in the area of 12308 N. Forest Drive in the Emerald Estates area, near Hayden.

He was wearing a brown shirt, blue pants and slippers, deputies said.

The outside temperature was a few degrees above zero Friday morning.

Several agencies took part in the search for White: the sheriff's department, Kootenai County Search and Rescue, Northern Lakes Fire Department and a Spokane County Sheriff's Air One Helicopter.