A Steuben County man who was reported missing Thursday evening has been found injured but alive.
Meanwhile, the whereabouts of a Tioga County man who went missing during heavy rains and flooding Friday remains unknown.
Shortly after 9 a.m. Friday, deputies and investigators from the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office responded to the area of Taggart Road in the Town of Urbana for a report of a missing person, according to Sheriff Jim Allard.
The 54-year-old man had reportedly left his home around 4 p.m. Thursday and did not return, and was not answering his phone, Allard said.
Responding deputies located the man’s vehicle near Taggart Road, and found the man around 9:48 a.m., alive but injured and unable to walk. He had spent the night outside in the rain near a ravine, Allard said.
The man was located and rescued before heavy rains triggered widespread flooding through much of Steuben County and elsewhere Friday.
The Hammondsport Fire Department responded to the scene with a utility task vehicle and transported the patient to the roadway, where he was then taken by ambulance to a medical treatment facility. The man was conscious and alert during the transport, Allard said.
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Knoxville man still missing after Tioga County flooding
Authorities are still searching for a man who went missing during flooding along the Cowanesque Valley in northern Tioga County, Pennsylvania on Friday.
The man was from Knoxville and has not been located despite the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, according to Westfield Mayor Faun James, who has been in regular contact with emergency officials.
Heavy rains from the remnants of Tropical Storm Debby caused the Cowanesque River and tributaries to flood Knoxville, Westfield, Harrison Valley and other communities along the valley. State and local officials are still assessing the extent of the damage.
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This article originally appeared on Elmira Star-Gazette: Knoxville man still missing after flood, Steuben County man found
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