UPDATE (Saturday): The family of James Quinn is thanking the community for coming together to help search for him this past week.
"Thank you to all the friends and neighbors for all their efforts to find Jim Quinn earlier this week. The way the community came together for us was really heartwarming. We would especially like to thank the many people involved in the rescue efforts including the sheriff’s office, the search and rescue people, the fire department, paramedics, and the many residents of the country club community. As an outdoorsman from Montana who loved walking the beautiful hills of San Luis Obispo, we take some comfort in believing that Jim passed away the way he would have wanted. With love and appreciation, The Jim Quinn family."
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UPDATE (6:41 p.m.) - Sheriff's officials say Quinn was found in a field near the San Luis Obispo Country Club around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, October 14.
He was unresponsive and taken to a hospital where he later died.
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The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office is looking for an at-risk missing man.
A family member reported 86-year-old James Quinn missing on Monday, Oct. 13, after he went for a walk and did not return home.
Sheriff's officials say Quinn was last seen at approximately 6:30 p.m. in the 200 block of Charles Drive in the San Luis Obispo Country Club area.
Quinn is described as 5'7" tall and 145 pounds with gray hair and brown eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with a hood, a blue shirt, blue jeans, and gray shoes.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (805) 781-4550.
