Tulare County At-Risk Man Missing After Leaving Hospital Found

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By Anthony W. Haddad

Published 3 months ago on

January 3, 2025

Tulare County detectives are searching for Tristin Hanson, an at-risk man who left Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia on foot. (Tulare County SO)

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Update on Jan. 3, 2024 at 4:10 p.m.

The Tulare County Sheriff’s Office has reported that Tristin Hanson has been found.

Original Story

Tulare County Sheriff’s Office detectives are searching for Tristin Hanson, an at-risk adult reported missing Thursday evening, they said in a Friday morning statement.

Deputies were contacted by Hanson’s family, who said he had voluntarily checked into Kaweah Delta Hospital on Wednesday for a health evaluation.

When family members called the hospital Thursday, they learned Hanson had left the facility on foot.

Hanson, who struggles with mental health issues, has been listed in the Missing and Unidentified Persons System as an at-risk missing person, according to authorities.

He was last seen in Visalia wearing a black and red hoodie, black beanie, and black pants.

An image of Tristin Hanson, who has been missing since Thursday, Jan. 2, 2024, according to the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office. (Tulare County SO)

Got a Tip?

Anyone with information about Hanson’s whereabouts is urged to contact Detective Nick Sandoval with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office Homicide Unit at 1-800-808-0488 or anonymously via tcso@tipnow.com or (559) 725-4194.

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