The Marion County’s Sheriff’s office on Tuesday afternoon reported that an Ocala couple reported as missing have been found is safe.

The Citrus County and Marion County Sheriff’s Offices were looking for the  couple, who went on a trip to visit family but apparently never made it to their destination.

Deputies said that Wendall and Joan Crist left a home on Southwest 95th Ave in Ocala to meet family in Ft. Lauderdale, but never arrived

Their vehicle, a 2015 white Mercedes-Benz CLA bearing Florida tag DPSS84 was observed on March 19, 2022, at approximately 3:30 p.m. going eastbound on State Road 200 passing SW 60th Ave in Ocala.

A neighbor possibly observed them in the area of Southwest 95th Ave on March 20, 2022.