Crime & Safety
Missing At-Risk Rancho Santa Margarita Man Found Safe By Sheriff Deputies
Joseph Schisler was found Monday afternoon after being reported missing Sunday, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA, CA — A 36-year-old man who was reported missing in Rancho Santa Margarita Sunday was found by Orange County sheriff deputies Monday afternoon safe and unharmed, the Orange County Sheriff's Department said.
The OCSD issued the notification on Twitter, after sheriff deputies called upon the public to report any possible sightings of Joseph Schisler early Monday morning. Schisler was considered a "critical missing person" after he was last seen Sunday afternoon, walking in the area of Via Helena and Via Jacinto, which is near the area of Antonio Parkway and Avenida de las Banderas.
Schisler is in need of medication, the Orange County Sheriff's Department reported.
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#OCSDPIO We are asking for the public's help in locating Joseph Schisler, 36, who was last seen in the city of Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday, November 28, at 3 p.m. Please contact the Sheriff Department at 949-770-6011 if you have information regarding his location. pic.twitter.com/3yqfXivvfk
— OC Sheriff, CA (@OCSheriff) November 29, 2021
Schisler is about 5 feet, 9 inches tall. He weighs 165 pounds and has brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black and white "Buccaneers" baseball cap, a black shirt with red lettering, blue jeans and white tennis shoes.
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