Silver Alert FL - Paul Sargent, 87, medical conds, w/white Bichon dog, seen in his 2001 silv Lincoln LS on 5900 blk 31st Ct E, Ellenton, 10 Dec 2024

[Unalienable Rights]

Not actual picture of dog, Sassy

Manatee County Sheriff's Office

SILVER ALERT (MISSING ENDANGERED): Paul Sargent, 87, was last seen driving his 2001 silver Lincoln LS with FL tag LT COL S in the 5900 block of 31st Court East, Ellenton. Paul has medical conditions...

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SILVER ALERT (MISSING ENDANGERED): Paul Sargent, 87, was last seen driving his 2001 silver Lincoln LS with FL tag LT COL S in the 5900 block of 31st Court East, Ellenton. Paul has medical conditions and could be disorientated. It’s believed he may have been heading into the Parrish area.

Paul has grey hair, blue/hazel eyes, is 5'5 and weighs approximately 150 lbs. He was last seen wearing blue jeans, a navy shirt, and dark grey shoes.

Anyone with information of his whereabouts is asked to contact the Manatee County Sheriff's Office at (941) 747-3011.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1867728041323143606

Deputies are still searching for Paul Sargent, 87, who drove away from his home on 12/10/24 in the 5900 BLK of 31st Ct. E., Ellenton in his 2001 silver Lincoln LS (FL tag LT COL S) with his white Bichon dog named Sassy. Have info? Call (941) 747-3011.(*Not actual image of dog)

 

[PayrollNerd]

I’ve been watching the news about this since I’m local. But I didn’t realize he had his little dog with him. If he exited the car at any point, left the dog unattended, I wonder if others would be alerted. Perhaps the dog would bark or climb around the car catching someone’s eye.

There’s plenty of cameras around because that address is next to the Ellenton Outlet shopping. So unless he ends up on a back street in Parrish that’s not as developed, they should see his car. That area is a madhouse this time of year. I hope he didn’t accidentally get on I-75!

 

[Unalienable Rights]

Family searching for Manatee County great-grandfather, dog missing more than a week

Loved ones of a missing Manatee County great-grandfather are desperately searching for him and hoping they’ll have him home for Christmas.

www.fox13news.com

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He routinely visited the Ola Mae Sims Dog Park in Parrish with his dog, Sassy.

"Those two are inseparable. My mom actually calls Sassy my dad's girlfriend. Those two, you couldn't break them apart. He took her every day to the dog park," said his stepdaughter, Lisa Boveine.

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An AirTag on his 2001 silver Lincoln LS last pinged at the intersection of Corbett John Road and SR 62. It’s the last confirmed sighting of the veteran, whose personalized license plate stands for: Lieutenant, Colonel, Sergeant. (LT COL S)

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the 87-year-old, who does have Alzheimer’s and needs medication. They said he left home without a cell phone and without credit cards.

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Detectives have checked tag readers, used drones, helicopters, side by sides in the search to bring the veteran home. Volunteers have even searched ponds.

Investigators even updated the microchip on Sassy just in case someone finds her, there will be a message that her owner is missing too.

 

[TechWriter797]

I’ve been watching the news about this since I’m local. But I didn’t realize he had his little dog with him. If he exited the car at any point, left the dog unattended, I wonder if others would be alerted. Perhaps the dog would bark or climb around the car catching someone’s eye.

There’s plenty of cameras around because that address is next to the Ellenton Outlet shopping. So unless he ends up on a back street in Parrish that’s not as developed, they should see his car. That area is a madhouse this time of year. I hope he didn’t accidentally get on I-75!

If he got on I-75 he could be anywhere. My aunt had undiagnosed dementia and one Sunday afternoon left our house to go home. She got on the interstate and went south instead of north. She ended up about 200 miles away. I’m not sure to this day who found her and under what circumstances.

 

[wendybtn]

The National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

By bringing people, information, forensic science and technology together, NamUs helps resolve cases.

www.namus.gov

His NamUs page.

 

[Caring1]

So very sad. These remains appear to be Mr. Sargent (and his dog)

April 10, 2025

MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — Skeletal remains were found in a secluded area of eastern Manatee County on Thursday, the sheriff’s office said.

Deputies said the remains of a small dog were found just a few feet away from the human remains.

https://www.wfla.com/news/local-news/manatee-county/skeletal-remains-found-in-manatee-county-may-belong-to-man-missing-since-december/

 

[mlhenn]

Remains thought to be missing Ellenton man are found in East Manatee County

The remains were found in a shallow creek less than a mile from the man's locked car.

www.mysuncoast.com

“We located skeletal remains consistent with what he (Sargent) was wearing, the clothes matched with what he was wearing,” Sullivan said.

A dog’s skeleton was also found several feet away from the body with a dog collar believed to have belonged to Sargent’s dog.

“Obviously a DNA confirmation needs to be done, but we feel pretty confident that this is going to be Paul Sargent,” Sullivan told ABC7.

 

[PayrollNerd]

These people do such great work. Good to hear he has made his way home to his family.

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The remains were found by members of Sunshine State Sonar, a volunteer group that investigates missing persons cases. Team member Mike Sullivan says his group used sonar to survey about 30 ponds on the property before they found the remains in a shallow creek less than a mile from Sargent’s locked car in a remote area of the property.

Remains thought to be missing Ellenton man are found in East Manatee County

The remains were found in a shallow creek less than a mile from the man's locked car.

www.mysuncoast.com

 

[iulia]

His NamUs page has been removed.