A search was underway Wednesday for a 75-year-old man who wandered away from his family’s Moreno Valley residence on Halloween and didn’t return.
Jose Lara was last seen at 5 p.m. Saturday outside his residence near the intersection of Leif Ericson and Onate drives, on the north end of the city, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department.
His whereabouts were unknown Wednesday.
At the request of sheriff’s officials, the California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert, which is activated when a senior goes missing, covering Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange, San Diego, Imperial and Los Angeles counties.
Lara was walking and possibly pushing his wheelchair when he left the house Saturday, authorities said.
He is 5-feet-4 inches tall, 145 pounds, with brown eyes and short white hair, bearing traces of black. He was last seen in a gray shirt, dark gray sweatpants and black athletic shoes.
Anyone with information about his whereabouts was asked to contact the nearest law enforcement agency.