Missing man is found, but mystery lingers

By Sarah Gantz, Globe Correspondent

Boston police are relieved -- and mystified -- after finding a missing mentally disabled man who went missing Wednesday.

Clinton Forbes, a 45-year-old who is mute and has limited mental capacity, disappeared during a group visit to the Boston Public Library in Copley Square, police said. He was reported missing at about 2:30 p.m. after wandering away from the group.

Forbes was picked up by State Police in Canton at about 11 p.m. and brought back to Lemuel Shattuck Hospital, where he lives, said Officer Eddy Chrispin, a police spokesman. He said police did not know how Forbes got to Canton.

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