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Missing man found after vanishing from Atlanta airport, Georgia deputies say

A Georgia man last seen dropping off his father at the Atlanta airport on Saturday, May 28, has been found safe, according to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office.
A Georgia man last seen dropping off his father at the Atlanta airport on Saturday, May 28, has been found safe, according to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office. Calhoun County Sheriff's Office

UPDATE: Ernest Hill has been found safe after disappearing from the Atlanta airport on Saturday, May 28, the sheriff’s office confirmed on Wednesday, June 1. He was found in the area of Chamblee, Georgia. The original story continues below.

A north Georgia man dropped his father off at the airport over Memorial Day weekend and hasn’t been seen since, authorities said. Now police need help finding him.

Ernest Hill, 53, of Calhoun was last seen Saturday, May 28, after driving to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to help his dad catch a flight to Arkansas, according to the Gordon County Sheriff’s Office.

The car Hill was driving was towed from the airport later that day, deputies said.

It’s unclear who reported him missing and whether his father made it to his destination.

Anyone with information on Hill’s disappearance is asked to call 911 or Calhoun County detectives at 706-879-5469.

Calhoun is about 70 miles northwest of downtown Atlanta.

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This story was originally published June 1, 2022 at 7:16 AM with the headline "Missing man found after vanishing from Atlanta airport, Georgia deputies say."

Tanasia Kenney
Sun Herald
Tanasia is a service journalism reporter at the Charlotte Observer | CharlotteFive, working remotely from Atlanta, Georgia. She covers restaurant openings/closings in Charlotte and statewide explainers for the NC Service Journalism team. She’s been with McClatchy since 2020.
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