A Silver Alert is in effect Saturday in Los Angeles County for an at-risk 72-year-old man who uses a wheelchair and was last seen in Norwalk.
James Rivera was last seen at about 5 p.m. Thursday near Firestone Boulevard and Imperial Highway, according to the California Highway Patrol, which activated the alert Friday on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.
Rivera was described as a 5-foot-7-inch-tall man weighing 140 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. He was wearing a black beanie when last seen.
Anyone with information regarding his whereabouts was urged to call 911.
The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled, or cognitively impaired individuals.