Silver Alert canceled after 78-year-old Phoenix man with cognitive condition found safe
Apr 23, 2024, 1:18 PM | Updated: 4:00 pm
A Silver Alert was issued April 23, 2024, for Jose Angel Vingochea Gomez of Phoenix. (Photo via Arizona Department of Public Safety)
(Photo via Arizona Department of Public Safety)
PHOENIX – Authorities canceled a Silver Alert on Tuesday afternoon for a Phoenix man with a cognitive condition who went missing earlier in the day.
Jose Angel Vingochea Gomez, 78, was last seen walking near 78th Avenue and Indian School Road around 7 a.m. Authorities reported he was found safe and in good health around 3:30 p.m.
He was wearing a gray short-sleeve shirt, gray pants and black shoes.
Vingochea Gomez is about 5 feet, 9 inches tall and 130 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes.
He has a medical condition that can cause him to become confused.
Anybody with information about his whereabouts was asked to call the Phoenix Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 602-534-2121, or 602-262-6151 after hours.
