79-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who went missing in Miami has been found

Update: Miami-Dade police said Sivino Garcia — who is 79 and has Alzheimer’s disease— was found safely Monday and has since been reunited with his family. He had gone missing Sunday from a relative’s house in the 13200 block of Southwest 43rd Street.

Sivino Garcia is 79, has Alzheimer’s and speaks only Spanish. Garcia walked away from a relative’s house in the 13200 block of Southwest 43rd Street on Sunday.

He hasn’t been seen since. Miami-Dade police want help finding him.

Sivino Garcia
Sivino Garcia

Garcia stands five-foot-four and weighs about 120 pounds. He was last seen wearing a gray polo shirt and blue jeans. Anyone who sees him or has any information on his whereabouts should contact, Miami-Dade police Detective Marjorie Eloi or any detective on the special victims bureau/missing persons squad at 305-715-3300 or Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 (TIPS).

Miami Herald staff writer Carli Teproff contributed to this report.

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