CARSON COUNTY, Texas (KFDA) – Texas DPS has now issued a Silver Alert as the search continues for a missing elderly couple last seen on Thanksgiving Day.
The Carson County Sheriff’s Office says Linda and Gary Lightfoot’s family reported them missing November 28.
Elderly couple missing since Thanksgiving afternoon(Lightfoot family)
The family reported they left Panhandle on Thanksgiving Day around 3 p.m., but they never made it back to their Lubbock home.
Since then, their vehicle has been scanned by license plate readers in Groom on Thanksgiving evening and San Jon, New Mexico Saturday night.
Panhandle Police Chief Sace Hardman says the family reported the couple also had trouble finding their way to Panhandle before eventually arriving for the holiday.
Chief Hardman says tips have been sent in from surrounding states, but there has been no official sighting of the couple.
New Mexico State Police and Quay County officials have conducted searches using helicopters and drones.
Linda and Gary Lightfoot drive a silver 2024 Toyota Camry with Texas license plate TWN0925.
Officials say the couple’s health and safety is considered at risk due to Gary being oxygen dependent.
If you have any information on where they may be, call the Carson County Sheriff’s Office at (806) 537-3511.
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