The whereabouts of a 71-year-old man in compromised health who went missing from his west Riverside board-and-care facility remained unknown Wednesday.
Sammy Flores was last seen at about 6:30 p.m. Monday in the 5000 block of La Sierra Avenue, near Pierce Street, according to the Riverside Police Department.
“He still hasn’t returned to his care facility,” Riverside police spokesman Officer Ryan Railsback told City News Service on Wednesday.
Police said Flores wandered away from his care home without telling anyone where he was going or why.
“He suffers from conditions that require frequent medications and is prone to fainting or losing consciousness,” according to an agency statement. “He is known to hang around the area near La Sierra and Pierce, near businesses, but has also taken the (Riverside Transit Agency) bus to the Galleria at Tyler Mall.”
Patrol officers have searched the area without success.
Flores stands 5-feet-11 inches tall and weighs 150 pounds, with brown eyes and black-and-gray hair. He was last seen wearing a blue long-sleeved Polo shirt, blue jeans and black shoes.
Anyone with information was asked to contact the police department at 951-354-2007.