Silver Alert cancelled for missing 72-year-old man
Posted/updated on: August 26, 2025 at 11:08 pm
Update: The Wood County Sheriff’s Office said Meinert was found safely and is with his family.
MINEOLA– The Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) has issued a Silver Alert for a missing man with a cognitive impairment, last seen in Mineola on Monday night, according to a report from our news partner KETK.
DPS says that 72-year-old Lawrence Meinert was last seen around 11 p.m. on the 280 Block of CR 2798 wearing a gray striped shirt, gray shorts and brown flip flops. He is described as being five feet, eleven inches tall, and weighing 150 pounds with white hair and hazel eyes.
His vehicle is a gray 2005 Chevrolet Silverado with the Texas license plate number HKX4749.
If anyone sees Meinert or his truck, they are encouraged to contact the Wood County Sheriff’s Office at 903-763-2201 or their local law enforcement agency.
