70-year-old left his Hardeeville home on foot last week. He hasn’t been seen since

A Hardeeville man has been missing for nearly a week, and police are asking the public to be on the lookout for him.

Eugene Leffler, 70, left his home off Sunset Circle on foot about 9:30 p.m. Nov. 21, said Hardeeville Police Chief Sam Woodward.

He was reportedly headed to a nearby gas station to get a pack of cigarettes, but he hasn’t been seen since leaving his home, Woodward said.

Leffler is described as 5-foot-8 and 145 pounds. He was wearing a tan jacket, light denim jeans and tennis shoes.

A post on the police department’s Facebook page midday Tuesday said Leffler was a cancer patient.

“We are going to search a wooded area today,” the police chief said.

Anyone with information about Leffler’s whereabouts may call the police department at 843-726-7519.

This story was originally published November 27, 2018 at 9:43 AM.