A Silver Alert is active for 69-year-old Danial W. McCarthy, a Pleasant Prairie man who was last seen leaving his home at about 1:12 p.m. Tuesday. He drove off in a green 2006 Saturn Vue, and he left his cellphone behind.
According to wisn.com, McCarthy was last seen in the 7900 block of 69th Avenue in Pleasant Prairie. Police described his vehicle as a green Saturn Vue bearing Wisconsin license plate 503-WZH, a detail that gives searchers a concrete lead to watch for on area roadways. The same report notes that he left without his phone.
The alert said McCarthy had shown behavior consistent with dementia, though he had not been officially diagnosed. He has gotten lost while driving twice in the past year, with past incidents ending when he was found in Jefferson and Wauwatosa.
What McCarthy Was Wearing
McCarthy is described as a white man standing 6 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 140 pounds, with hazel eyes and long grayish hair, the same account states. At the time he was last seen, he was wearing wire-rim glasses, a Green Bay Packers hat, a blue sweater, and a black full-zip hoodie with white “LV” lettering. Those specifics are meant to help anyone who may have spotted him in the hours since he left home Tuesday.
How To Help
Anyone with information has been asked to contact the Pleasant Prairie Police Department at 262-694-7353. Pleasant Prairie has seen a Silver Alert resolve quickly before: in a separate case years earlier, a 95-year-old village man was found safe a day after his caregiver reported him missing, according to kenoshanews.com. Wisconsin's Silver Alert system, which the Wisconsin Department of Justice says took effect August 1, 2014, is designed to quickly broadcast exactly these kinds of details — vehicle, plate number, clothing, and last known location — when an older adult with cognitive impairment goes missing.
