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James Quinn found dead day after going missing

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – UPDATED ARTICLE: SLO County Search and Rescue teams found James Quinn, an 86-year-old from San Luis Obispo, dead Oct. 14, a day after he went missing.

Crews found Quinn near the SLO Country Club unresponsive when they arrived, according to the SLO County Sheriff's Office.

Quinn received medical attention but first responders declared him dead shortly afterwards, according to the SLOCSO.

This investigation remains ongoing and no further information is available at this time, according to the SLOCSO.

ORIGINAL ARTICLE: James Quinn, an 86-year-old San Luis Obispo resident, was last seen by his family Monday evening and Sheriff's deputies are turning to the public for help finding him.

On Oct. 13, around 6:30 p.m., Mr. Quinn left for his regular walk from the 200 block of Charles Drive in the San Luis Obispo Country Club area and never returned home shared the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office in a press release Tuesday.

Mr. Quinn is five foot, seven inches and 145 pounds with brown eyes and gray hair shared the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with a hood, a blue shirt and blue jeans with gray shoes added the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office.

Anyone who has seen him or knows where he can be found is asked to contact the Sheriff's Office at 805-781-4550.

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