Urgent Search Underway for Missing Lakeland Man
LAKELAND, Fla. – Authorities have issued a Florida Purple Alert for Duane Custer, a 48-year-old Lakeland resident who has been reported missing and endangered.
Mr. Custer was last seen on Friday, July 11, 2025, at approximately 4:00 p.m., in the 3000 block of Covington Lane in Lakeland. He is believed to be traveling in a white 2020 GMC Acadia with Florida license plate BB56II.
Duane Custer is described as 5’9″ tall, weighing approximately 285 pounds, with a bald head and brown eyes. When he was last seen, he was wearing a brown and white snapback hat, a grey sleeveless jacket, black pants, white shoes, and glasses…