Local

UPDATE: Missing 83-year-old man found after he disappeared from his Pasco home

A Ben Franklin Transit employee helped lead police to an 83-year-old man who disappeared from his Pasco home Tuesday night.

Rafael Naranjo-Rios, 83, wandered away from home on the 1900 block of West Jay Street at 10 p.m., Pasco police said. He was still missing Wednesday morning.

Naranjo-Rios, who has Alzheimer’s and only speaks Spanish, was spotted by a sharp-eyed Ben Franklin Transit driver near Road 64 and Court Street, said police.

He is safe and healthy, police said.

This story was originally published December 23, 2020 at 10:20 AM.

CP
Cameron Probert
Tri-City Herald
Cameron Probert covers breaking news for the Tri-City Herald, where he tries to answer reader questions about why police officers and firefighters are in your neighborhood. He studied communications at Washington State University.https://mycheckout.tri-cityherald.com/subscribe?ofrgp_id=394&g2i_or_o=Event&g2i_or_p=Reporter&cid=news_cta_0.99-1mo-15.99-on-article_202404
Get one year of unlimited digital access for $159.99
#ReadLocal

Only 44¢ per day

SUBSCRIBE NOW