CLOQUET — The Cloquet Police Department is seeking public assistance in locating two missing adults.
Family and friends have not heard from 64-year-old Daniel Latterell or 63-year-old Jane Korpela since May 25.
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The Cloquet Police Department reported in its initial release that the two are vulnerable adults and there is concern for their mental health and safety.
They were last known to be together near the 1600 block of Cloquet Avenue. The couple is believed to be driving a 2010 gray Ford Escape with Minnesota license plate JEP512.
Latterell is 5 feet, 9 inches, with brown hair and hazel eyes, and Korpela is 5 feet, 9 inches, with brown hair and hazel eyes.
Anyone with information on their whereabouts should contact the Carlton County Sheriff’s Office at 218-384-4185 or dial 911.
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