Neighborhood seems to seek for 71-year-old physician who’s been lacking for 5 days

HOLLAND, Ohio — Family members and group members spent Sunday looking for a 71-year-old physician who has been missingsince Tuesday.

Dr. Cletus Iwuagwu was final seen round 2:15 a.m. Tuesday within the Stone Oak space in Springfield Township. Police say he left his residence on foot and by no means returned. He’s described as 5 ft 4 inches tall and about 180 kilos.

Regardless of a number of searches by police utilizing drones and Ok-9 groups, no hint of Iwuagwu has been discovered.

On Sunday, Iwuagwu’s daughters joined dozens of volunteers throughout the Stone Oak group to look the world the place he was final noticed.

“He’s a group man. He has devoted his life to taking good care of others. It is solely proper that we try to discover him and convey him residence,” mentioned Siti Dotson-Chambers, a group member who helped manage the search.

Dotson-Chambers mentioned she reached out to Iwuagwu’s daughter after seeing posts on-line about his disappearance. A name for volunteers on Fb introduced a big turnout.

“We do not know what route he went in. It regarded as if he did not depart within the automobile. At this cut-off date, we do not have numerous solutions. We simply need to discover him,” she mentioned.

Iwuagwu’s oldest daughter, Kanisha Byers-Smith, urged the general public to stay alert.

“Please preserve your eyes open. In case you see something, for those who hear something, please attain out to myself, any of my sisters, my husband. We’re lively on Fb,” mentioned Byers-Smith.

She added that whereas her father’s disappearance has been overwhelming, the group’s help has provided hope.

“Our father is lively locally. He takes care and loves his sufferers. He is taken care of a complete village his whole life. So to have a village present up for him simply means the world to us. We thank everybody from the underside of our hearts,” she mentioned.

Police ask anybody with details about Iwuagwu’s whereabouts to contact native Lucas County Sheriff’s Workplace at 419-213-4900.