Crime & Public Safety

Sheriff’s office: Missing Hilton Head Island man found safe

Yanger Orroyo
Yanger Orroyo Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office

An 80-year-old Hilton Head man who went missing from the Forest Cove area of Hilton Head Island early Tuesday afternoon was found safe in Sea Pines, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office reported.

Yangner Orroyo was reported missing by family members when he could not be accounted for after leaving his Forest Cove apartment around 1:30 p.m. the Sheriff’s Office alert said.

However, Sea Pines security guards found Orroyo, unharmed, near Lawton Stables, the Sheriff’s Office reported around 6:45 p.m.

Kelly Davis: 843-706-8102, @kdavis2001

This story was originally published May 17, 2016 at 6:13 PM with the headline "Sheriff’s office: Missing Hilton Head Island man found safe."

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