3500 E. 51st St. — Approximate Area Where Corrie Was Last Seen
Kansas City police are searching for a 64-year-old man who disappeared on foot near East 51st Street Saturday morning, leaving behind the medications he needs and relying only on a red walker to get around. Daniel Corrie was last seen around 11 a.m. in the 3500 block of East 51st Street, and his family says he may have cognitive impairment, according to police.
Kansas City police issued a Silver Advisory for Corrie after his family reported him missing, according to KMBC 9 News. Corrie has several medical conditions and does not have his medications with him, the station reports. He is described as 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a bald head and a long grey goatee, and was last seen wearing a brown ballcap, an army green jacket, tan khakis, and grey and yellow Nike shoes. He gets around with the help of a red walker that has a white trash bag attached to it.
How the Advisory Reaches the Public
Missouri’s Endangered Silver Advisory system exists for exactly this kind of case. Under the criteria laid out by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, an alert can only go out when the missing person is 60 or older with suspected dementia or cognitive impairment, a legal custodian has filed a report with local law enforcement, and there’s enough physical description available to actually help the public spot the person. Corrie’s case appears to meet all three thresholds…