UPDATE: Missing man from Collins located alive and responsive

An 83 year-old man who was reported missing in the Collins area was located alive and responsive during a search on Thursday afternoon, April 9. St. Clair County deputies and members of area fire departments located Leslie "Dan" Besser an estimated 150 yards south of his residence in thick brush. 

Mr. Besser was transported by ambulance to Citizens Memorial Hospital, Bolivar, Missouri. He is expected to make a full recovery.