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Patrick Carnes

Wells, NV

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Patrick Carnes
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Patrick Carnes, 86

The Reno Police Department and Humboldt County Sheriff's Office are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing person. Patrick Carnes (86 years old) who was last seen alive in the area of Wells, Nevada on Wednesday, April 13, 2011. He was traveling to Reno, Nevada from Toledo, Ohio. His car was later located abandoned off of I-80 between Golconda and Battle Mountain, in Humboldt County. Carnes was traveling with his canine companion Lucky. Lucky is a large 80-100 pound brown mixed breed male dog. Patrick and his dog, Lucky, were heading home to Reno when they both mysteriously vanished on April 13, 2011. In early April 2011, Patrick Carnes traveled from his home in Reno, Nev., to visit family in Ohio. There, he looked at retirement homes where he could spend his golden years. Patrick, a World War II vet who served in the Solomon Islands, was a proud, active man, with no signs of slowing down. On April 12, he packed up his dark green Subaru wagon and drove back to Reno with his best friend, a slightly overweight, 100-pound Akita/mixed-breed dog named "Lucky." The following night, just after Patrick and Lucky entered the state of Nevada, a trooper pulled Patrick over fo

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Case ID10529
Last Seen2011-04-13
CityWells
StateNV
Height5' 11"
Weight180
SourceNamUs
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