Silver Alert: 87-Year-Old Missing In Pacific Palisades

PACIFIC PALISADES, CA — Authorities and the loved ones of an 87-year-old man who went missing in Pacific Palisades are asking for help safely returning him home Thursday.

Fred Saxer was last seen Wednesday afternoon at approximately 3:15 p.m. near Lachman Lane and Luna Vista Drive, according to the California Highway Patrol, which issued a Silver Alert for him on behalf of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Saxer, who weighs 200 pounds and stands at 5 feet 8 inches tall, has blue eyes and is bald. He was last seen wearing a yellow sweatshirt, gray pants and gray shoes.

Anyone who sees him or has knowledge of his whereabouts is asked to call 9-1-1 immediately.

The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearance of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.

City News Service and Patch Staffer Paige Austin contributed to this report.