From staff reports
The Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) continues to seek the public’s help locating a man who has been missing since Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
According to a press release from the BCSO, 81-year-old Martin Raffone of Okatie was reported missing by family members.
He left his home in Sun City during the early morning hours driving a white 2015 Hyundai Genesis sedan with South Carolina license plate KDP973.
Investigators have pieced together a timeline with times and locations that he was seen since after he left Sun City.
1:19 a.m. located at U.S. 278 and Auto Mall Boulevard in Hardeeville.
1:49 a.m. located at Highway 17 and U.S. 278 southbound in Hardeeville.
2:16 a.m. located on Limehouse Road in Levy.
2:45 a.m. located at Highway 17 and Exit 5 at Interstate Highway 95 in Hardeeville.
2:54 a.m. located at Enmarket at Exit 8 at I-95 in Hardeeville where he purchased $10 in gasoline.
3:08 a.m. located on Medical Center Drive turning towards Highway 17.
The BCSO Aviation Unit, officers with Hardeeville Police Department and the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED) have been searching for Raffone in the areas where his vehicle was last seen without success.
Raffone is 5 foot, 7 inches tall and weighs 164 pounds. He has blue eyes and grey hair.
He was last seen wearing a hunter green colored sweatshirt with a white shirt underneath it, blue jeans and grey tennis shoes.
Raffone suffers from dementia and there is concern for his safety.
As of press time on Tuesday evening, Rafffone had not been located.
Investigators are asking the public to check their residential and commercial properties in the areas where Raffone was last seen during the early morning hours on Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2024.
Anyone who may have seen Raffone or his vehicle is encouraged to call Sgt. Calore at 843-255-3411 or the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office non-emergency dispatch line at 843-524-2777.
