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Police Need Public's Help To Find Missing Man, 87

LOS ANGELES (CBS) —  Authorities are hoping the public can help them find a missing 87-year-old man.

Los Angeles police said the 87-year-old man was having dinner with his caretaker when he wandered off.

Emilio Ortiz was seen last Friday near La Brea Avenue and Rodeo Road, police said.

Ortiz has gray hair and brown eyes, is 5 feet 4 inches tall, and weighs about 120 pounds. He walks with a cane and was wearing a blue coat, blue shirt and tan pans.

Anyone with knowledge of Ortiz's whereabouts was asked to call Detective Kristin Merrill at (213) 996-1800.

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