Family Searches for Missing Indianapolis Man with Dementia

INDIANAPOLIS — An urgent search is underway for an Indianapolis man living with severe dementia who vanished from a locked medical unit, while his sister raises concerns over miscommunication and inaccuracies in official alert details.

Gary Roberts II was last seen at approximately 2:00 a.m. at IU Health Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis on Friday September 4. According to his sister and legal guardian, Diana, Gary requires dialysis three times a week and suffers from severe dementia, a cognitive learning disability, and a heart condition.

Diana expressed frustration over errors in the initial Silver Alert, which incorrectly reported that Gary was missing from Noblesville—roughly 20 miles north of where he actually disappeared—and misstated his physical characteristics…

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