A 73-year-old Arapahoe County man has been missing since Friday evening. Robert La Marsna was reported missing from the 1600 block of South Quebec Street, though he was last seen on the evening of October 9.
He drives a 1998 white Chevrolet Silverado dually pickup truck, and his current whereabouts remain unknown.
A Vehicle Tracked Across State Lines
Investigators tracked La Marsna's truck through Colorado and Nebraska before it was last detected heading southbound on I-25 near Wellington, according to the sheriff's office.
Colorado's Missing Senior Citizen Alert Program considers a person's age, an impaired mental condition and a credible threat to safety, according to the Colorado Bureau of Investigation. The bureau says senior alerts can be shared on highway message signs.
Why Wandering Poses Such High Stakes
La Marsna's documented memory issues make his disappearance especially concerning.
Part of a Pattern of Local Searches
This is not the first time the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office has sought public help locating an older resident with cognitive impairment. In January, the agency issued a similar alert for 75-year-old David Birdsall.
Deputies have not released further details on the search for La Marsna beyond the vehicle's last known path near Wellington. Anyone with information on his whereabouts or the whereabouts of his truck is urged to contact the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Dispatch Center and reference the missing person case.
