UPDATE, 3:49 p.m. | Talburt has been located and the Silver Alert is canceled.
Authorities found him in Rush County where he was involved in a single-vehicle accident.
EARLIER | At the request of the Wichita Police Department, the Kansas Bureau of Investigation has issued a statewide Silver Alert for a missing Wichita man.
Thomas “Tom” Talburt, 71, was last seen around 10:45 a.m. Saturday.
Talburt was in the area of the 4500 block of South Water Street.
He is 6 feet tall and weighs 135 pounds with white hair and blue eyes.
When last seen, Talburt was wearing a brown puffy winter vest, grey long sleeve shirt with blue sleeves, blue sweat pants, brown boots with white soles, a blue stocking cap and sunglasses. Police also say he was cleanly shaven.
Talburt is believed to be driving a two-tone — black on top, tan on bottom — 1999 Subaru Legacy Outback with license plate 621AIS.
Police advise the left rear of the vehicle may have holes in the panel.
Authorities say Talburt reportedly shows signs of early-onset dementia and stated he was lost when last contacted via phone around 12:30 p.m. Saturday.
Anyone with information is asked to call 911.
