Silver Alert Issued for Missing Indian Rocks Beach Man (26-061)

INDIAN ROCKS BEACH – Deputies have issued a Silver Alert for 78-year-old Arturo Felix Ortega.

According to deputies, Ortega was last seen on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at 1604 1^st Street in Indian Rocks Beach around 1:00 P.M. Ortega is believed to have left his residence in a 2017 white Ford Explorer bearing Florida tag VA6NV.

Ortega is described as a white male, 5’8’’ tall and 160lbs and was last seen wearing a black flannel shirt and jeans.

Ortega suffers from dementia and has been entered into FCIC/NCIC as a Missing/Endangered Adult. If you have any information about Ortega’s whereabouts, you are asked to contact law enforcement immediately.

Attached is a photo of Ortega and the vehicle he is driving.

Additional Information:
Arturo Felix Ortega
DOB: 12/08/1947
Address: 1604 1^st Street, Indian Rocks Beach.

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