On 09/25/12 at approx. 9:42 AM the Calaveras Sheriffs Office
located the 79 year old Duane Gates.
9-24-12 Missing person, Duane Gates 70 year old male (DOB 8-11-33) 172 lbs grey hair brown eyes. Last seen Mongomery Drive Mokelumne Hill wearing grey long sleeve v neck sweater black pants. If you have any information or have seen this man call 911.
Updated info:
Mr Gates may be suffering from Alzheimers. His favorite location to visit is Raley's Market in Jackson. Search and rescue along with a dog has been out in search of Mr Gates and the Sheriff Dept will be lifting a helicopter today to further the search.
Again if you have any information regarding this missing person please call 911.
Press release issued 9:04 am 9-24-12:
) On 09/23/12 at
approx. 6:00 PM Calaveras Sheriff’s Deputies received a report of a possible
missing at-risk elderly man. The missing man, Duane Gates (79) was last seen at
his residence in the 300 block of Montgomery
Drive in Mokelumne Hill on 09/22/12 at 5:00 PM. On
09/23/12 a family member arrived at Mr. Gates’ house to visit him and
discovered that he was not in the house. Mr. Gates was last seen wearing a grey
V-neck sweatshirt and black pants. He is a Caucasian male, 5’10”, 172 lbs,
brown (salt/pepper) hair and brown eyes. He also wears glasses, but it is
unknown if he has them with him. Family members stated that he is possibly
suffering from dementia/Alzheimer’s disease. It was reported that his favorite
location is Raley’s Market in Jackson, CA.
Detectives with the Calaveras Sheriff’s Office, along with
teams of Search and Rescue members, are currently searching the area. SAR
search dogs were used with negative results. Helicopter assets from Sacramento have been
requested to search the area by air beginning Monday morning.
If anyone should see or know the whereabouts of Mr. Gates
please call the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office immediately at 209-754-6500.