MISSING MAN IN SILVER ALERT SPOTTED ON MENDO COAST DRIVING DISTINCTIVE GRAY 1956 MERCEDES 190SL CONVERTIBLE A scanner announcement at 1:39 pm indicated the missing 87-year old man at the heart of a Silver Alert has been seen driving on Highway 1 in Caspar and in Fort Bragg. Coast units were put on alert. Hes driving a classic 1956 Mercedes convertible License # EZX295 Heres the post we ran on MSP yesterday: NORTHERN CALIFORNIA – Members of a Bay Area family are asking residents across Northern California to be on the lookout for their elderly father, who has been missing since earlier this month. Paul Merrill, 87, of Belmont, took a road trip to the McCloud area in Siskiyou County, where he was last confirmed seen on Sept. 4, according to the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office. His family is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the discovery of Merrill or the classic 1956 Mercedes 190SL convertible he was driving. The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert for Merrill across 19 Northern California counties – including Lake – early on the morning of Sept. 5 after Merrills family reported that he hadnt returned home from his McCloud trip. The Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office said Merrill was last seen at the McCloud Chevron Station on Sept. 4. A witness said Merrill left the station, traveling in the direction of Fowlers Campground and Cattle Camp off of Highway 89 near McCloud. Siskiyou County Search and Rescue, California Highway Patrol, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Modoc National Forest and Lava Beds National Monument Park Ranger personnel responded to the area and deployed search teams in the Fowlers Campground, but didnt find him, the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office reported. There also had been reports of sightings of Merrill which couldnt be confirmed, according to Jayme Lynch, the Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office public information officer. Lynch told Lake County News that the search for Merrill was suspended this past Saturday evening after they stopped receiving extensive leads and information about sightings of the missing man. Since then, authorities have received no new information about Merrill, Lynch said. Until we get any more positive leads, weve ended our search efforts here, she added. According to a letter posted by his daughter, Aimee Merrill, on the Find Paul Merrill Facebook page – https://facebook/findpaulmerrill – Merrill was an Eagle Scout and also had been a US Army Ranger, and during his younger years was an avid fly fisherman and hunter. Merrills wife died last year, and his daughter said he headed north in his convertible and was recreating romantic memories of a trip he and his wife had taken to McCloud. While there, he planned to spend some time writing his annual Christmas letter, in which he planned to convey his sentiments about the passing of his beloved wife, his daughter wrote. Aimee Merrill said her father was not known to be depressed at the time of his trip. The innkeeper at the McCloud Hotel reported talking with him on the morning he checked out, finding him to be talkative and in good spirits.
Posted on: Thu, 18 Sep 2014 20:56:46 +0000
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