Milwaukee community members can breathe a sigh of relief as the Milwaukee Police Department confirmed the safe location of 67-year-old Abran Huerta. The silver alert, initially issued to aid in finding Huerta who was last seen Thursday at around 8:15 p.m. in the vicinity of North 48th Street and West Vliet Street, has been rescinded, FOX6 News reports.
Huerta, described by JSOnline as a Hispanic male with green eyes, balding grey hair, and a slight mustache, became the subject of community concern following his disappearance. Weighing in at 200 pounds and about 5'07" tall, he was last seen clothed in black sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt. Despite having been missing earlier on Thursday but found safe later in Greenfield, the man wearing black sweatpants and a black hooded sweatshirt went missing again.
The situation sounded the alarms as Huerta is believed to have dementia and is known to frequent the Milwaukee County Transit System. Silver alerts like this one are typically issued for elderly persons with cognitive impairments such as dementia, as indicated by the Milwaukee Police Department.
Further details about Huerta's brief disappearance and subsequent location have not been publicly released. However, the Milwaukee Police Department extended their gratitude to the public for the support and assistance provided during the search, according to the notice posted on FOX6 News.
