A California man who went missing 25 years ago has been found alive and reunited after his sister saw his photo in the media and positively confirmed his identity.
The man's name has not been released, but disappeared Born in 1999 in the rural northern town of Doyle, she went missing until April 15, when she was discovered in South Los Angeles and taken to a hospital. daily mail Reported.
Because of his inability to communicate, he was unable to identify himself to doctors during treatment. So officials issued a press release and it was picked up. USA Today, description He was described as a white male in his mid-60s, 6 feet 1 inch tall and weighing only 125 pounds.
The article includes a photo of a man who was miraculously found by his missing sister several months later.
The sister, whose name has not been released, called the Lassen County Sheriff's Office on Nov. 22 to report that she believed the man was her brother, who went missing nearly 30 years ago. .
Press Release Missing Person Found On November 22, 2015, the Lassen County Sheriff's Office received a call from a woman.
Posted by Lassen County Sheriff's Office above Monday, November 25, 2024
After Sheriff's Deputy Derek Kennemore contacted two Los Angeles hospitals (where the man had been transferred from his original facility) and the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), police were able to identify the man through fingerprints. .
“Sheriff Kennemore recontacted the woman and advised that with assistance from the LAPD, she was able to positively identify the man as her brother,” the sheriff's office said. “The family will be reunited soon. Names are being withheld in this case to protect the family's privacy.”
The sisters were “so excited” when they got the call, Lassen County Capt. Mike Carney said. said ABC News on Tuesday. “She was so grateful that we took the time to follow up. She was overjoyed and wanted to call other families to let them know.”
“Thanksgiving is going to be even better,” he said, adding that the case is a “perfect example” of why police should never give up on missing persons cases.
The sheriff's office also said it appears the man left Doyle voluntarily, but it is unclear what happened to him in the past 25 years.
