(KMZA)--A statewide Silver Alert was cancelled for a missing Marysville man Tuesday evening after he was found safe in Nebraska. 

The Marshall County Sheriff’s Office requested that the Kansas Bureau of Investigation issue the  alert 72-year-old James “ Jim” Knecht.

The KBI requested the public's assistance in locating him.

The KBI said Knecht left his home around 8:30 Tuesday morning and was last seen around 10:00 at a gas station along U.S 36 Highway in Marysville.

Authorities were concerned because he has dementia and didn't take needed medication with him.