Missing
Robert Gene Harrison
Harrison, approximately 2014
Date and time person was reported missing : 05/25/2014
Missing location (approx) :
West Melbourne, Florida
Missing classification : Endangered Missing
Gender : Male
Ethnicity :
White
DOB : 12/09/1933 (87)
Age at the time of disappearance: 80 years old
Height / Weight : 5'11 - 6'0, 150 pounds
Description, clothing, jewerly and more : A green and white Western-style shirt with snaps, a white t-shirt and jeans, and possibly one shoe.
Medical conditions : Harrison suffers from Alzheimer's Disease and high blood pressure. He needs medication which he doesn't have with him.
Distinguishing characteristics, birthmarks, tattoos
: Caucasian male. Gray hair, green/hazel eyes. Harrison's nickname is Bob. He wears prescription eyeglasses, but left those behind. He wears an upper denture plate.
Information on the case from local sources, may or may not be correct : Harrison was last seen at his home in the 3100 block of Milwaukee Street in West Melbourne, Florida on May 25, 2014. He went to bed at 9:00 p.m. His wife of seventeen years woke up at 3:00 a.m. and the lights were on, but Harrison was gone.
After going to bed he had apparently gotten up again, re-dressed in the same clothes he'd worn the night before, put his dentures in, and left. He has never been heard from again. A police dog tracked his scent for five blocks before losing the trail; an extensive search turned up no sign of him.
Although Harrison has Alzheimer's Disease, he had never wandered away from home before. He was carrying his Florida driver's license and approximately $40 in cash, but no credit cards, at the time of his disappearance. Only one of his shoes disappeared with him, and he left his eyeglasses behind.
He was born and raised in Red House, West Virginia and he had previously lived in Indian River County, Florida for twenty years, and he may attempt to return to either of those places. His case remains unsolved.
Other information and links : ncy
Brevard County Sheriff's Office
321-264-5217
September 2021 updates and sources
Florida Department of Law Enforcement
Texas EquuSearch Mounted Search and Recovery Team
CNN
WPTV
WFTV 9
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