ANTIOCH — The search continued Sunday for an 84-year-old man who was last seen Friday morning, authorities said.
Ramon Fernandez was last seen about 7:30 a.m. Friday in the 1200 block of A Street.
Since then Antioch police officers and detectives as well as more than 45 volunteers from the Contra Costa Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Team have been looking for him, focusing on the north side of Antioch. The California Highway Patrol has also issued a “Silver Alert” for him.
Fernandez is Latino, about 5 feet 4 and 158 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a plaid long-sleeve shirt, blue T-shirt, and blue jeans. Fernandez has dementia and usually uses a wheelchair, but was seen on video surveillance without it, authorities said.
Although searchers are focusing on the north side of Antioch, it is is possible he got a ride or took a bus, police said in a social media post.
Anyone with information about Fernandez is asked to call 911 from within Antioch or 925-778-2441 from outside the city.
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