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Silver Alert canceled for elderly Holiday man

Posted at 12:30 AM, May 04, 2016
and last updated 2016-05-04 08:53:02-04

UPDATE:

The Pasco County Sheriff's Office reports Samuel Larocca was found safely in Levy County by members of the
Chiefland Police Department this morning. Thanks for sharing his photo.

ORIGINAL STORY:

Pasco County sheriff's deputies have issued a Silver Alert for a missing, elderly man from Holiday.

Samuel Larocca, 88, was last seen about 3 p.m. Tuesday at his home on Tumbleweed Drive, authorities said.

Larocca left his home driving a white, 2016 Hyundai Azera in an unknown direction. The vehicle has a Florida license plate with tag number 484WIJ.

The missing man has been displaying symptoms of early onset of Alzheimer's disease, a Pasco County Sheriff's Office news release states.

Sheriff's officials are asking anyone with information to call the Pasco County Sheriff's Office at (727) 847-8102.