**UPDATE - Missing Man Located**Deputies Issue Purple Alert for Missing Clearwater Man
***Update as of 8:17 a.m. October 9, 2024***
Shank has been located and is safe.
END OF UPDATE
***ORIGINAL RELEASE***
CLEARWATER – Deputies have issued a Purple Alert for 58-year-old Robert Shank.
According to deputies, Shank was last seen today, October 9, 2024, at approximately 1:00 a.m. in the backyard of his residence at 1749 Hunt Lane in Clearwater. Shank is believed to be on foot. Shank is described as a white male, 5’09” tall, 210 lbs, with brown hair and eyes with facial hair. He was last seen wearing a blue shirt and gray shorts.
Shank has been entered into FCIC/NCIC as a Missing/Endangered Adult. If you have any information on Shank’s whereabouts, you are asked to contact Law Enforcement immediately.
For more information on the Florida Purple Alert Plan, please visit: https://www.fdle.state.fl.us/PurpleAlerts/Purple-Alert-Plan.aspx
Additional Information:
Robert Shank (Missing)
DOB: 01/21/1966
Address: 1749 Hunt Lane, Clearwater