Missing Staples man found safe
UPDATE: Word was received about 4:30 p.m. Saturday that Richard Boatman, 50, of Staples, was found safe. No other information was available at this time.
The Wadena County Sheriff’s Office and Staples Police Department are asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing Staples man. Richard Boatman, 50, of Staples, is reported to have last been seen sometime in the evening on Thursday, Aug. 18. Boatman is approximately 6 feet tall and 280 pounds with short/balding hair. Law enforcement is looking to check his welfare at this time. Anyone with information on Boatman’s whereabouts is asked to call the Wadena County Sheriff’s Office. Also assisting in the search efforts is the Cass County Sheriff’s Office and MN Department of Natural Resources.