The West Hollywood Sheriff\u2019s Station has released an advisory update stating that at-risk missing person, Robert Scott Silva has been located, thanks the public and media for their efforts.<\/p>\n
\u201cThank you to\u202fthe public, the media, Aero Bureau, and deputy personnel for\u202ftheir tireless efforts in the search\u202ffor Mr. Silva,\u201d reads a post by LASD WeHo.<\/p>\n
\u201cGreat news! After three days of searching, we finally found Scott safe in a hospital, getting the care he needs,\u201d friend Steve Springer told WEHO TIMES, \u201cI got several calls from concerned citizens. It feels so great to hear from members of the community who genuinely care.\u201d<\/p>\n
Springer credits Detective Jennifer Valenzuela at the West Hollywood Sherrif\u2019s Department \u201cfor being so caring and kind and jumped right into action,\u201d he said. \u201cShe was able to gives us a search area from a ping in his phone. We set out on foot and stumbled upon a hospital and the staff was kind enough to confirm Scott\u2019s safety. This experience really makes you feel thankful for the good people in our community, still being happy to jump to the support of strangers.\u201d<\/p>\n
ORIGINAL ARTICLE IS AS FOLLOWS:<\/p>\n
Friends of a longtime West Hollywood resident are asking for the public\u2019s help in locating a 55-year-old man who has been missing for three nights and is believed to be experiencing a bipolar manic episode.<\/p>\n
Scott Silva was last seen Sunday, June 29, in West Hollywood, according to a missing person flyer distributed by friends. Silva, a longtime resident who lives near Fountain Avenue and Laurel Avenue, may be in need of medical attention.<\/p>\n
Friends said Silva has experienced manic episodes before but has always received medical treatment. They now fear he may be unable to find his way home on his own.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis has happened before, but outside of this he\u2019s just a regular guy who doesn\u2019t party or even drink,\u201d said Steve Springer, a friend of more than 30 years. \u201cHe rarely leaves West Hollywood except to go to work in Beverly Hills.\u201d<\/p>\n
Springer said he and his husband have spent the past several days driving through West Hollywood searching for Silva.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re hoping someone recognizes him and can help us get him the medical care he needs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
According to friends, Silva works in Beverly Hills and is typically highly functional when he is not experiencing a mental health crisis.<\/p>\n
The disappearance has underscored how quickly a mental health condition can become a medical emergency, Springer said.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s really scary how a regular, high-functioning person\u2019s life can so quickly turn into a mental health crisis,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
A missing person report has been filed with the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, and Silva\u2019s friends said they have remained in daily contact with the West Hollywood security ambassadors, who have been assisting in the search.<\/p>\n
According to the missing person flyer, Silva is 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighs about 165 pounds and has brown hair with gray and brown eyes. Friends say he may be wandering the streets of West Hollywood.<\/p>\n
Anyone who sees Silva or has information about his whereabouts is asked to call 323-697-0715 or contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department\u2019s West Hollywood Station at 310-855-8850.<\/p>\n
If you see something, say something. Anonymous tips can be called into Crimestoppers at (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or by texting 274637 (C-R-I-M-E-S on most keypads) with a cell phone. If you see something, say something.<\/a>\u00a0Anyone with information can also drop a tip at\u00a0https:\/\/www.lacrimestoppers.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The West Hollywood Sheriff\u2019s Station has released an advisory update stating that at-risk missing person, Robert Scott Silva…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":529114,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[103,61,60,410,411],"class_list":["post-529113","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-health","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529113","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=529113"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/529113\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/529114"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=529113"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=529113"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=529113"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}