Missing North Lauderdale man, 82, found safe in Coral Springs

Broward sheriff’s detectives found Jacques Voltaire, 82, safe in Coral Springs after he had been reported missing from North Lauderdale. The case drew a public search from the Broward Sheriff’s Office and local news alerts before deputies said the 82-year-old was located.

Voltaire’s disappearance was first flagged as a Broward County search effort when detectives began looking for him after he was reported missing from North Lauderdale. A Broward Sheriff social media post also identified the missing man as Jacques Voltaire and asked for help while the case was active.

WSVN 7News identified the case in a report headlined “Search underway for 82-year-old man reported missing from North Lauderdale,” putting Voltaire’s name and age at the center of the search. Later, Local 10 reported in a headline that the missing 82-year-old had been found safe in Coral Springs, with deputies saying the case was resolved there.

The outcome closes a search that had drawn attention because missing-senior cases can narrow quickly once a last-known location goes cold. In cases like Voltaire’s, even a short delay can matter, which is why the Broward Sheriff’s Office moved publicly as soon as detectives were searching for him.

For North Lauderdale residents, the key takeaway was simple: a missing 82-year-old man from the city was found safe in nearby Coral Springs. The Broward Sheriff’s Office had been the lead agency on the search, and the public notices helped spread Voltaire’s name across Broward County while deputies worked to locate him.

No additional details were released in the available notices about where Voltaire was last seen before he was located, or what led deputies to Coral Springs. The case now stands as resolved, with Voltaire found safe after the countywide search.