UPDATE: MONDAY 2/6/2023 9:48 a.m.

(COLORADO SPRINGS) — CBI released an update that Joshua Creel has been found safe.

ORIGINAL STORY: ALERT: Missing & endangered 41-year-old Indigenous man

SUNDAY 2/5/2023 5:19 p.m.

The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) sent a Missing Indigenous Person Alert (MIPA) for a 41-year-old man Sunday evening on Feb. 5.

ALERT: Missing & endangered 41-year-old Indigenous man
Courtesy of Colorado Bureau of Investigation

Joshua Creel was last seen in the 2500 block of Astrozon Circle on Friday, Feb. 3, at approximately 5 a.m. Creel is 5’09” and 175 lbs with brown, blonde hair and blue eyes. His tribal affiliation is Choctaw, per CBI.

Creel was wearing black quilted pants, a coat and purple galaxy-themed shoes when he went missing, according to CBI. He recently shaved his beard and dyed his hair platinum blonde.

CBI says Creel has a cognitive condition that requires medication.

If seen, call 911 or the Colorado Springs Police Department (CSPD) at (719) 444-7000.