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Missing adult suspected of being abducted out of Surry found safe, police say

SURRY COUNTY, Va. (WAVY) — Virginia State Police have canceled a critically missing adult alert after 66-year-old Catherlene Goodman Pittman was found safe.

Catherlene Goodman Pittman
Franklin Merrell Nichols

A critically missing adult alert was issued for Pittman on Sunday after being reportedly abducted by 53-year-old Franklin Merrell Nichols in the Hog Island Road area of Surry County.


Police have not said whether or not Nichols is facing charges in connection with this incident.

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