Search for missing elderly man near Highway 175, Hartford WI


Authorities are searching for a missing elderly man last seen walking northbound near Highway 175. He was wearing a blue flannel shirt, black-rimmed glasses, and has brown hair. The last known location was near Highway 175 around 9 a.m. The man has a GPS-enabled shoe tag which could help locate him if responders get close with Bluetooth devices.
Audio|Source: Washington County Police, Fire and EMS
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Transcript:
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I just talked to some people near 175, so north of 175.
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They think an hour ago they saw this individual walking northbound on 175.
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Is that time frame look right? I gave him the clothing description and they thought that was him.
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...poiling in route.
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potentially be right.
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He was last observed here around 9 a.m.
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10-4. They described it just as the, uh, I don't know what to say.
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So I'm going to head north, but maybe some other squads could check that subdivision just north of 5,000 block. I'm going to continue north on 175.
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26.
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I'm at 175 around there again, and hop-and-health.
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434 to all the squads on this call. For 1043, there's a tile on a shoe which activates a GPS feature, but you need Bluetooth to activate that.
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So it may be possible that if you get close,
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with Bluetooth on your phone, we might be able to get a new pin. The last pin was 8.55 a.m. at the address here.
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36 station, Elliott with 214.
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226. Go ahead.
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Assistant Washington County located on it, missing elderly male,
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blue-fannel,
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black-rimed glasses, and brown hair.
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I'm not staying in large area, assisting locating.
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Location mentioned:
Near WI-175, Hartford, WI 53027
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