Alexander Fire is requested to the scene for manpower.
No description has been provided.
A caller reports previously, last week, picking up a man walking alone on Creek Road and a deputy is advised to check that area.
UPDATE 2:56 p.m.: Pavilion and Darien requested crews standby in quarters.
UPDATE 3:05 p.m.: State Police also assisting in the search. The Sheriff's Office is working on obtaining and distributing a picture of the individual. It's unclear if the distribution is to include the media, or just law enforcement.
UPDATE 4:03 p.m.: The man is 75 years old and has been missing since 1 p.m. yesterday.
UPDATE 4:45 p.m. (press release): The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a missing vulnerable adult incident. At 12:12 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16, the Genesee County Emergency Dispatcher Center received a 9-1-1 call reporting a Robert W. Aubrey (75 years of age) had wandered off from 9490 Francis Road in the Town of Bethany on Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016 at around 1 p.m. The subject is described as a white male, 5’6”, with gray hair. He was last seen wearing a long-sleeve blue T-shirt, blue pants and glasses. He suffers from severe dementia and also walks with a limp. A search of the immediate area is currently underway. The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office is being assisted by New York State Police, Genesee County Emergency Management Office, Bethany and Alexander fire departments. (Photos provided by GC Sheriff's Office.)
Should you have information regarding this incident please contact the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office at 585-343-5000.
UPDATE: 4:55 p.m.: A fire crew from Town of Batavia is asked to assemble and deploy to Bethany for this search. Also, a male caller to dispatch reported that he passed the missing subject yesterday twice on Putnam Road. The second time he passed him, the man was northbound, walking in a ditch, in the 9000 block.
UPDATE 10:27 p.m. The search was halted at nightfall. Mr. Aubrey has not been located at this time.
UPDATE 11:37 a.m., Oct. 17: The search resumed this morning and about a half hour ago, family members got the OK from the Sheriff's Office to fan out and look for their loved one in the woods,
are you fricken kidding me ?.
are you fricken kidding me ?....gave up the search because it was dark out????...unbelievable....now I am reminded of why I left the area.....sickening...