An elderly man who wandered away from an Albuquerque nursing home near Jefferson and Montgomery NE Wednesday afternoon was found safe but thirsty and disoriented early this morning, according to broadcast reports and the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.

The man, who was identified as 77-year-old Florencio Marquez, was being treated this morning at the Women's Hospital in northeast Albuquerque after spending hours in the cold overnight, according to KOAT-TV.

Marquez disappeared from the Albuquerque Heights Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center Wednesday afternoon, Action 7 News reported. 

Marquez was found at 4:43 a.m. today after sheriff's dispatchers received a call from a resident of the 8700 block of Rio Grande NW in Los Ranchos who reported seeing an elderly man wandering around his property and at one point in his barn, said Erin Kinnard Thompson of the sheriff's office.

Deputies went to the scene and found Marquez, who was thirsty and disoriented but otherwise in good condition, Kinnard Thompson said.

Nursing home supervisors told KOAT-TV they expect Marquez to back at the facility by the end of the day today. 

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