A Silver Alert for missing 73-year-old Hacienda Heights man Keith Ho was deactivated after authorities confirmed he had been located. Ho had last been seen near Los Altos Drive and South Las Marias Avenue, and the alert covering Los Angeles County was canceled after his location was confirmed.
The California Highway Patrol posted the update on the social platform X, writing simply, “This alert has been deactivated. The subject has been located,” according to CHP - Alerts
The agency had activated the Silver Alert on behalf of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department after Ho went missing, as reported by
mynewsla.com
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Ho was described as an at-risk 73-year-old who was last seen at about 3 p.m. near Los Altos Drive and South Las Marias Avenue in Hacienda Heights, according to the same outlet's report on the initial alert. The report did not specify how he was traveling.
Description From the Initial Alert
The initial alert described Ho as 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue and green plaid shirt, gray sweatpants and blue flip-flop sandals.
Those details were circulated as authorities sought information about Ho's whereabouts.
Recovery Details Remain Unclear
Despite confirming that Ho had been found, sheriff's officials did not say when or how he was located, as MyNewsLA.com reported. No additional information about the recovery has been made public.
The public updates confirm that the search for Ho ended after he was located, but they do not provide further details about the circumstances of his recovery.
How California Silver Alerts Work
According to the California Highway Patrol, a Silver Alert is intended for an elderly or developmentally or cognitively impaired person who has gone missing and is determined to be at risk. Additional activation criteria include the use of local resources and available information that could assist in the person's recovery. The CHP's Emergency Notification and Tactical Alert Center coordinates California missing-person alerts and activates them on behalf of investigating agencies after reviewing the criteria and affected region, according to the California Highway Patrol.
