Missing 95-year-old found dead on cliffs days after car found abandoned, CA police say

A missing 95-year-old man was found dead on cliffs below a park he frequented, California police say.

Walter Curtis Wolfe was last seen on July 8 in San Pedro, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a July 12 news release.

His empty car was later found parked at Point Fermin Park, a place he regularly visited to take walks, according to police.

Three days after he was last seen, Los Angeles firefighters found a body “near the bottom of the cliffs below Point Fermin Park,” the department said in a July 11 news release.

A week later, the body was identified as Wolfe, police said in a July 18 post on X, formerly known as Twitter.

Police said they have notified Wolfe’s family about his death.

This story was originally published July 19, 2024 at 10:13 AM with the headline "Missing 95-year-old found dead on cliffs days after car found abandoned, CA police say."

Daniella Segura

McClatchy DC

Daniella Segura is a national real-time reporter with McClatchy. Previously, she’s worked as a multimedia journalist for weekly and daily newspapers in the Los Angeles area. Her work has been recognized by the California News Publishers Association. She is also an alumnus of the University of Southern California and UC Berkeley.