The Newaygo County Sheriff's Office has reported that missing 42-year-old Joshua Lee Franklin returned home safely on Thursday morning.

Franklin was previously last seen on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026, around 2:30 p.m. in the Big Prairie Township area. Franklin is around 6 feet 2 inches tall, weighs 230 pounds, and has green eyes and brown hair.

He was last seen wearing a green Under Armour hooded sweatshirt with blue jeans and tennis shoes. He was last driving a 2019 white Dodge Ram 1500 truck with a black topper and Michigan license plate reading "DV575D."

_{Information and photos courtesy of Newaygo County Sheriff's Office.}

_{Article updated at 2:10 p.m. with the update of Franklin being found.}