{"id":37166,"date":"2025-11-04T07:21:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37166\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T07:21:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T07:21:31","slug":"sacramento-family-pleads-for-help-in-search-for-missing-loved-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37166\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento family pleads for help in search for missing loved one"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tA Sacramento family is pleading for help to find Richard McClintic, a 59-year-old man who has been missing since Oct. 25, according to Sacramento police. McClintic is nonverbal and has cerebral palsy, which limits his mobility and requires medication, his family said. \u201cHe can\u2019t really walk more than maybe 25 to 50 steps without having to use a scooter,\u201d nephew Ryan Klagenberg said. He added that McClintic likely has run out of essential medication. Asked how critical it is, Klagenberg said, \u201cHe has to have it to live. He has to have it to live.\u201dFamily members have posted flyers at his Natomas apartment complex and canvassed the neighborhood, hoping someone has seen him. \u201cA person in his condition and with his disability to be out there in the elements. It\u2019s just tough,\u201d Klagenberg said, calling the disappearance \u201c100% out of character.\u201d He described McClintic as \u201ca fiery guy, funny, fun to be around. I love the guy. And he\u2019s a great guy.\u201dPolice said McClintic was last seen wearing a yellow Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt and blue jeans. He lives with a longtime caregiver, and the family says he would periodically check in with them.\u201cWe\u2019re doing as much as we can, calling the hospital, the bus company, the company that makes his voice box,\u201d Klagenberg said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to let the police do their jobs.\u201dSacramento police said the investigation is ongoing and that the information released so far could change. Anyone with information is urged to contact the Sacramento Police Department.See more coverage of top California stories here | Download our app | Subscribe to our morning newsletter | Find us on YouTube here and subscribe to our channel\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tSACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>A Sacramento family is pleading for help to find Richard McClintic, a 59-year-old man who has been missing since Oct. 25, according to Sacramento police. <\/p>\n<p>McClintic is nonverbal and has cerebral palsy, which limits his mobility and requires medication, his family said. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe can\u2019t really walk more than maybe 25 to 50 steps without having to use a scooter,\u201d nephew Ryan Klagenberg said. <\/p>\n<p>He added that McClintic likely has run out of essential medication. Asked how critical it is, Klagenberg said, \u201cHe has to have it to live. He has to have it to live.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Family members have posted flyers at his Natomas apartment complex and canvassed the neighborhood, hoping someone has seen him.<\/p>\n<p> \u201cA person in his condition and with his disability to be out there in the elements. It\u2019s just tough,\u201d Klagenberg said, calling the disappearance \u201c100% out of character.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>He described McClintic as \u201ca fiery guy, funny, fun to be around. I love the guy. And he\u2019s a great guy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Police said McClintic was last seen wearing a yellow Pittsburgh Steelers sweatshirt and blue jeans. He lives with a longtime caregiver, and the family says he would periodically check in with them.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re doing as much as we can, calling the hospital, the bus company, the company that makes his voice box,\u201d Klagenberg said. \u201cWe\u2019re going to let the police do their jobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Sacramento police said the investigation is ongoing and that the information released so far could change. 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