Staff reports

Police are searching for an Apopka man who was last seen yesterday and is considered “missing and endangered.”

On Thursday, February 13, at approximately 5:30 p.m., Benisse Mervil, a 69-year-old Black male, was last seen in the area of Davis Court and South Park Avenue in Apopka. He left the area on foot.

Mervil was last seen wearing a purple shirt, a red and black sweater, blue jeans, and black sneakers. He is 5 ft. 9 in. and weighs approximately 170 lbs., is bald and has brown eyes.

Anyone who has any information on the whereabouts of Benisse Mervil is asked to contact the Apopka Police Department at 407-703-1757.

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