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Missing Social Media Expert Found In Wis.

ST. PAUL (WCCO) -- A social media expert whose disappearance on Tuesday had a lot of people worried has been found in Wisconsin.

Forty-seven-year-old Todd Tweedy, a father of three, left an ominous message on his own Facebook page on Tuesday night.

Todd Tweedy wrote on his Facebook page: "One illness I've never been able to defeat is my own depression... I have to say goodbye now, I wish each of you a wonderful New Year."

The post prompted hundreds of responses on Facebook and Twitter, from friends and strangers.

Tweedy was found in Baldwin, Wisconsin on Wednesday night. Friends say he is being treated at Regions Hospital.

His family released a statement on Thursday, saying: "Thank you for your prayers and support.  We are grateful that treatment is available, and we hope that this can help give others the confidence to ask for help. Treatment works."

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