Silver Alert in Mesa canceled after 85-year-old man with dementia is found

PHOENIX — A Silver Alert for 85-year-old Ascencion Olea-Torres was canceled on Wednesday night, nearly 12 hours after the alert was issued.

He was found safe and in good health around 7:39 p.m. on Wednesday.

Ascencion Olea-Torres was last seen in the area of Alma School Road and Main Street when the alert was issued around 7:12 a.m., DPS said.

Olea-Torres is 5 feet, 6 inches and weighs 140 pounds. He wears prescription glasses and was last seen wearing black pants and a white, short-sleeved shirt and white socks.

He left his residence on foot and was seen carrying a plastic grocery bag, DPS said.

The initial Silver Alert issued by DPS said Olea-Torres suffers from dementia.

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