24-Year-Old Autistic Man Reported Missing in Louisiana Returns Safe
24-Year-Old Autistic Man Reported Missing in Louisiana Returns Safe
Published November 12, 2021
Updated November 13, 2021
Update: Jorian Cole has returned home. The alert has been canceled.
Original:
Originally titled: Louisiana State Police Asking for Assistance Locating Missing Autistic Man
Louisiana State Police have issued a Silver Alert asking for assistance in locating a 24-year-old missing autistic man.
Louisiana – Louisiana State Police have issued a Silver Alert on behalf of the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office for 24-year-old Jorian Cole, who was last seen on November 12, 2021, at approximately 1000 hours, at the Pumpkin Park Campground in Hammond, LA.
Mr. Cole was last seen wearing a multi-colored baseball hat with a green marijuana leaf on it and may be wearing dark shorts and an anime-style shirt. Mr. Cole recently shaved his eyebrows off and they have just started to grow back in. Mr. Cole moved to the Pumpkin Park Campground two days ago with his family from Little Rock, AR, and is unfamiliar with the area. Mr. Cole was last seen walking east through the campground towards North Billville Road.
Mr. Cole has been diagnosed with autism and has a medical condition that causes him to have seizures and may impair his judgment.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Jorian Cole should contact the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff’s Office at 985-345-6150 or 911.
A Silver Alert is activated in the following situations:
“Missing person with developmental disabilities” is a person whose whereabouts are unknown; whose domicile at the time he is reported missing is in this state; and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of himself, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.
“Missing Senior Citizen” is a person whose whereabouts are unknown; whose domicile at the time he is reported missing is in this state; whose age at the time he is first reported missing is 60 years of age or older; and whose disappearance poses a credible threat to the safety and health of himself, as determined by a local law enforcement agency.
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