KATY, Texas – Update:
The Silver Alert issued for Margarito Gauna, 79, has been discontinued.
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Authorities announced the discontinuation around 8 p.m., Friday.
Further details are limited at this time.
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The Harris County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a missing 79-year-old man in Katy, Texas.
A Silver Alert has been issued for Margarito Gauna, who was last seen at 5 p.m. on Thursday, in the 17000 block of Little Glen Lane, driving a gray 2013 Toyota Highlander.
Officials said his vehicle has a Texas license plate of “8LMVX.”
Gauna is described as having gray hair, brown eyes and was last seen wearing a blue Astros shirt and brown pants.
He is also diagnosed with cognitive impairment and his disappearance “poses a credible threat to his own health and safety,” according to officials.
Anyone with more information on Gauna’s disappearance is urged to contact the Harris County Sheriff’s Office at 713-755-7427.
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