Silver Alert for missing 87-year-old canceled

Authorities are looking for Charles Nordlinger, last seen in San Francisco.

BURLINGAME, Calif. — The California Highway Patrol issued a Silver Alert on Sunday for a missing at-risk Bay Area man.

Authorities were searching for 87-year-old Charles Nordlinger, before suspending the alert, upon being found.

He was last seen around 4 a.m. in San Francisco, the CHP said. He was walking on foot.

He is described as white, 6 foot 1, 175 pounds with brown eyes, and last seen wearing black pants with an unknown colored shirt.

A Silver Alert is activated when an elderly, developmentally, or cognitively-impaired person has gone missing and is determined to be at-risk, according to the CHP.

The alert, which was sent to people's mobile devices, was issued on behalf of the Burlingame Police Department.