A search and rescue operation is underway this afternoon after a 72-year-old man went for a walk on or near Wilderness Lodge Road west of Laytonville and went missing.
Information is minimal at this point, but details from a post on the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Facebook and a Nixel Alert indicate search and rescue personnel are in the area of Wilderness Lodge Road close to Branscomb. The missing person is described as a “Hispanic male adult” with short, dark hair, brown eyes, and stubble, wearing reading glasses, a black jacket, and black pants.
Mendocino County Sheriff Matt Kendall told us the man went missing after reportedly going on a walk.
UPDATE 5:05 p.m.: Scanner traffic indicates the subject has been located safely with the assistance of a K9 officer and the search is over.
Please remember that this story is unfolding. Information is being reported as we gather it. However, some of the information coming from witnesses and initial official reports could be wrong. We will do our best to get the facts but, in the case that something is inaccurate, we will update with correct information as soon as we can.
