Sheriff’s detectives Saturday evening asked the public for help locating a 71-year-old diabetic man who went missing in Bellflower.
Hector Orellana-Hernandez was last seen at 12:30 p.m. in the 16000 block of Woodruff Avenue, according to Deputy Brenda Serna of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau.
Orellana-Hernandez is diabetic and dependent on medication, Serna said.
He is Hispanic, 5 feet, 8 inches tall, 140 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair. He has a prosthetic left leg and walks with a cane. Orellana-Hernandez was wearing a blue long-sleeve shirt and blue pants.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts was asked to call detectives at 323-890-5500 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477).