Silver Alert issued for man with cognitive impairment in San Antonio

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Thursday, January 17, 2019
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SAN ANTONIO, Texas (KTRK) -- A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing elderly man with a cognitive impairment.



According to the San Antonio Police Department, 74-year-old Donald L. Beach has been missing since 3 p.m. Wednesday in San Antonio.



Beach is described as a male standing 5 feet 8 inches tall, weighing 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey shirt, jeans and dark-colored shoes, and was driving a black 2018 Nissan Frontier with the Texas license plate LHR 1075.



Law enforcement believes Beach, who is diagnosed with a cognitive impairment, poses a credible threat to his own health and safety.



If you have any information on Beach's disappearance, contact SAPD at 210-207-7660.

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