CANCELED – Silver Alert: 82-Year-Old Man Missing From The Villages

by | Feb 20, 2026 · 7:43 am | Missing Persons, Florida | 0 comments

David Herring, 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 David Herring from The Villages, Sumter County, according to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement.

A Florida Silver Alert has been issued for David Herring, last seen in the area of the 5900 block of Britton Drive in The Villages, Florida who was last seen wearing a navy-blue shirt and beige pants. David may be wearing glasses. He may be traveling in a 2025, silver Toyota Sienna, FL tag number NXKG61. David may be traveling to the Port St. Lucie, Florida area.

  • Age: 82 years
  • Sex: Male
  • Race: White
  • Hair: Gray
  • Eyes: Blue
  • Height: 5’08”
  • Weight: 140
  • Last known area: The Villages, Sumter County

UPDATE: The law enforcement agency has been updated to Wildwood Police Department.

Anyone with information is asked to contact the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office at 352-793-2621 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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