Update: At-risk missing man found safe
Photo courtesy of San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Search and Rescue volunteers locate 86-year-old Michael Inglis near his rural Arroyo Grande home
– An 86-year-old Arroyo Grande man reported missing Monday has been found safe, according to the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Michael Inglis was located at approximately 12:30 p.m. Tuesday by Search and Rescue volunteers in the 700 block of Duntov Drive, about a quarter mile from his home on Chesapeake Place in rural Arroyo Grande, the sheriff’s office said in a Facebook post.
Inglis, who suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia, went missing at approximately 1 p.m. Monday from his home, according to the sheriff’s office. Deputies, detectives, the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit and additional resources from outside the county, along with drones and Search and Rescue K-9s, took part in the search.
The sheriff’s office said Inglis’ wife has been notified that he was found. He is being medically evaluated and transported to a local hospital for observation, the sheriff’s office said.
The sheriff’s office said it is grateful Inglis was found safe and recognized the efforts of its Search and Rescue volunteers, assisting agencies and everyone who helped bring the search to a successful conclusion.
Photo courtesy of San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Original story posted Oct. 27, 2026, at 8:33 a.m.
Michael Inglis, 86, of rural Arroyo Grande. Photo courtesy of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office.
Inglis was last seen Monday afternoon in the 1700 block of Chesapeake Place
– The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating an at-risk missing person from rural Arroyo Grande.
According to a Monday evening press release, deputies responded to an at-risk missing person report in the 1700 block of Chesapeake Place in rural Arroyo Grande. The missing person was identified as Michael Inglis, 86, of rural Arroyo Grande.
Inglis was last seen at that location at about 1 p.m. Monday, Oct. 26. The Sheriff’s Office said he is considered at-risk because he suffers from Alzheimer’s and dementia.
He is described as a white adult male who is 6 feet 3 inches tall, weighs 175 pounds, and is balding. He was last seen wearing a green plaid shirt, dark gray sweatpants, and slippers.
A Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue unit staged during the search for Michael Inglis on the evening of Oct. 26. Photo courtesy of the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office
As of Monday evening, the Sheriff’s Search and Rescue Unit was on scene looking for Inglis.
Anyone with information on Inglis’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Sheriff’s Office at (805) 781-4550.
For more information, visit www.slosheriff.org.
