LEA COUNTY, N.M. — UPDATE: As of 10 p.m. on Thursday, Portillo was safely located.
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New Mexico State Police have issued a Silver Alert for an elderly Lea County man missing from his nursing home.
Cresencio Portillo, 88, is 5'5" tall and weighs around 140 pounds. He has white hair and brown eyes.
Portillo was last seen on Feb. 8 at the White Sands Nursing Home in Hobbs. It is unknown what he was last seen wearing.
Police believe the man is in the company of his daughter Elodia Medina. The two could be traveling in a 2003 white Chevrolet Malibu with the Texas license plate BJ4F058.
Portillo is believed to be in danger if he is not located.
Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the Lea County Sheriff's Office at 575-369-3611 or 911.