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SC authorities find late actor Chadwick Boseman’s uncle, who had been reported missing

South Carolina Law Enforcement Division officials said agents found Tony Boseman, uncle of late Hollywood actor and SC native Chadwick Boseman, safe on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Tony Boseman had been missing since Sept. 4. He was airlifted to a local hospital with dehydration.
South Carolina Law Enforcement Division officials said agents found Tony Boseman, uncle of late Hollywood actor and SC native Chadwick Boseman, safe on Tuesday, Sept. 6. Tony Boseman had been missing since Sept. 4. He was airlifted to a local hospital with dehydration.

An Upstate man who is the uncle of late actor Chadwick Boseman was found safe Tuesday after being missing for two days.

The South Carolina Law Enforcement Division said in a Tuesday afternoon news release that it had located Tony Boseman, 77, who had been missing in Anderson County since Sept. 4. Boseman, 77, suffers from dementia and type-2 diabetes, according to the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office.

SLED joined numerous local agencies in the search for Tony Boseman and noted he was found in a wooded area not far from his Anderson County home. The 77-year-old was airlifted to a local hospital, where he was being treated for dehydration.

Numerous outlets have reported that Tony Boseman is the uncle of Chadwick Boseman, the late Hollywood actor and Anderson native. Chadwick Boseman, star of the blockbuster smash “Black Panther” and other films, died in 2020 after suffering from cancer.

This story was originally published September 7, 2022 at 7:50 AM.

Chris Trainor
The State
Chris Trainor is a retail reporter for The State and has been working for newspapers in South Carolina for more than 21 years, including previous stops at the (Greenwood) Index-Journal and the (Columbia) Free Times. He is the winner of a host of South Carolina Press Association awards, including honors in column writing, government beat reporting, profile writing, food writing, business beat reporting, election coverage, social media and more.
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