Found safe: Missing 71-year-old man last seen near Sacramento’s Garden Highway located
A 71-year-old man who had been missing for two days has been found, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office.
The man, who was last seen around 3:45 p.m. Wednesday, was “found safe,” the Sheriff’s Office said in a social-media post just before 4:30 p.m. Friday. “He is in good health and has been reunited with his family.”
No further details about how the man was found were disclosed.
Law enforcement had been searching for the man since Wednesday afternoon. Later in the day, the California Highway Patrol issued a so-called Silver Alert to notify the public of the man’s disappearance.
The man was last seen near the 2200 block of Garden Highway, according to social media posts from the Sheriff’s Office and CHP. That location is adjacent to the Caltrans Workers Memorial Bridge (formerly known as the Bryte Bend Bridge) where Interstate 80 travels over the Sacramento River.
This story was originally published April 29, 2021 at 8:02 AM.
