Silver Alert canceled for 70-year-old missing from northeastern Indiana

UPDATE: In an email sent at 5:23 p.m. Sunday, Indiana Silver Alert provided the following information: “Silver Alert 077-2024 issued on Sunday, August 18, 2024, on Gary L. Pontsler has been cancelled as of Sunday, August 18, 2024. For more information on this cancellation, please contact the Decatur Police Department at 260-724-5345.” No word on whether he was found safe.

DECATUR, Ind. (WISH) — The Decatur Police Department was investigating the disappearance of a 70-year-old man last seen Saturday morning.

Gary Pontsler was described as white, 6 feet tall, and 220 lbs, with brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a black t-shirt and blue jeans.

Pontsler was last seen around 5 a.m. Saturday. He was believed to be in extreme danger and may require medical aid.

Anyone with information on Pontsler was asked to contact the Decatur Police Department at 260-724-5345 or 911.

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Decatur is 124 miles northeast of Indianapolis, just south of Fort Wayne along the Indiana-Ohio border.