A photo of George Bonilla on Feb. 12, the day he went missing and what he was last seen wearing. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

A photo of George Bonilla on Feb. 12, the day he went missing and what he was last seen wearing. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

Kent Police find missing 64-year-old man safe | Update

Police reported George Bonilla missing Feb. 22 after he was last seen Feb. 12; tip led to finding him

George Bonilla, a 64-year-old man reported missing Feb. 22 by Kent Police, has been found.

“Mr. Bonilla has been located and is safe,” according to a Kent Police statement Thursday morning, Feb. 23. “Thank you to everyone who looked and shared the post. We received a tip due to your assistance.”

Bonilla, who police reported has memory loss, lives in the 600 block of West Titus Street and had last been seen on Sunday, Feb. 12 at about 8 a.m. at Valley Medical Center in Renton.

He has family in Maple Valley and on 68th Avenue South in Kent. He rarely uses the bus or a vehicle and likes to walk everywhere.


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George Bonilla’s driver’s license photo. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

George Bonilla’s driver’s license photo. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

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