CANCELED – Silver Alert: 81-Year-Old Man Missing From Jacksonville

by Missing Persons Desk | Jan 6, 2026 · 3:43 am | Florida News

Donald Gough, Image Credit: Florida Department of Law Enforcement

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UPDATE: The Florida Department of Law Enforcement has canceled this Silver Alert. You can view the FDLE cancellation notice here.


A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Donald Gough from Jacksonville, Duval County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for Donald Gough, last seen in the area of the 2900th block of Sans Pareil Street in Jacksonville, Florida, who was last seen wearing a plaid shirt and dark colored pants. He may be traveling in a 2005, black Ford Explorer, FL tag number HHKA54. The vehicle has a large American flag sticker on the left side of the trunk hatch. The vehicle’s bottom trim and bumpers are tan.

  • Age: 81 years
  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Hair: Gray
  • Eyes: Hazel
  • Height: 5’08”
  • Weight: 155
  • Last known area: Jacksonville, Duval County

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office at 904-630-0500 or call 911.

Florida’s Silver Alert program is meant to help locate missing seniors and other vulnerable adults, often those living with dementia or another cognitive issue. When an alert is issued, agencies work with local media and the public to bring that person home.

Details in this story are drawn from an FDLE alert flyer for this case. You can view the official FDLE flyer here.

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