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Fresno County Authorities Seek Public’s Help to Find Missing Elderly Man
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By Anthony W. Haddad
Published 4 weeks ago on
August 18, 2025

Fresno County authorities are searching for Ramiro Ortiz, 79, who walked away from a medical care facility late Friday, August 15, 2025, and has not been found. (Fresno County SO)

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Deputies are searching for a 79-year-old man who went missing late Friday after walking away from a Fresno medical care facility, the Fresno County Sheriff’s Office said.

Authorities said Ramiro Ortiz left the facility near Belmont and Cornelia avenues around 11 p.m.

He had been staying there because of ongoing medical issues, though he has no known mental health conditions.

Deputies searched throughout Saturday but have not located Ortiz, who is familiar with the area but does not have a cell phone.

Ortiz is described as 5-foot-4, about 120 pounds, with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a black hat, a long-sleeve blue dress shirt and khaki pants.

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Anyone who sees Ortiz, or who may have given him a ride, is urged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (559) 600-3111 or dial 911.

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Anthony W. Haddad, who graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo with his undergraduate degree and attended Fresno State for a MBA, is the Swiss Army knife of GV Wire. He writes stories, manages social media, and represents the organization on the ground.

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