Seek for lacking man
Genevieve Curtis stories
PARRISH, Fla. – Family members of a lacking Manatee County great-grandfather are desperately trying to find him and hoping they’ll have him residence for Christmas.
A Silver Alert was issued for 87-year-old Paul Sargent, who left residence and has been lacking since December 10. He routinely visited the Ola Mae Sims Canine Park in Parrish together with his canine, Sassy.
“These two are inseparable. My mother truly calls Sassy my dad’s girlfriend. These two, you could not break them aside. He took her on daily basis to the canine park,” mentioned his stepdaughter, Lisa Boveine.
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However, Sargent’s image is now on a lacking individuals flyer on the park. Investigators and family members are trying to find this husband, father and great-grandfather. Associates on the park mentioned they’ll’t imagine he’s disappeared.
Boveine mentioned the final 10 days have felt surreal.
“It’s similar to somebody simply completely vanished,” mentioned Boveine. “It is like no signal of a automotive, the canine or him. So it simply does not appear actual. You get up on daily basis, go on. What’s actually happening? And also you’re simply type of confused. So everybody’s been making an attempt to maintain perspective, not suppose the worst. Maintain hoping for the perfect.”
An AirTag on his 2001 silver Lincoln LS final pinged on the intersection of Corbett John Highway and SR 62. It’s the final confirmed sighting of the veteran, whose personalised license plate stands for: Lieutenant, Colonel, Sergeant.
Pictured: Paul Sargent, 87, and his canine Sassy.
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Investigators with the Manatee County Sheriff’s workplace haven’t stopped searching for the 87-year-old, who does have Alzheimer’s and desires medicine. They mentioned he left residence with out a mobile phone and with out bank cards.
“He’ll speak to everyone and anyone is. He is simply very pleasant. He is coronary heart,” mentioned Boveine.
Detectives have checked tag readers, used drones, helicopters, facet by sides within the search to carry the veteran residence. Volunteers have even searched ponds.
Investigators even up to date the microchip on Sassy simply in case somebody finds her, there will probably be a message that her proprietor is lacking too. Detective Rebecca Angel is main the investigation, and mentioned this case actually hits residence for her, as a result of her father has dementia.
She is aware of that is everybody’s worst nightmare.
“He needs to be on the market someplace. The automotive, he needs to be someplace,” mentioned Boveine.
Detective Angel mentioned she actually desires to carry Sargent residence to his household for Christmas. Anybody with info can name the Manatee County Sheriff’s Workplace.
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