Update: The Oberlin Police Department reported to the Kansas Bureau of Investigation (KBI) Wednesday morning that 97-year-old Loyal Shirley was located and is now safe. The silver alert is canceled.

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(KMZA)--A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing Marshall County man.

The Marshall County Sheriff- Office requested the Kansas Bureau of Investigation issue the Silver Alert for 97-year-old Loyal Shirley, whose whereabouts are unknown and the public's assistance is requested to help locate him.

Shirley was last seen on Dec. 3, around 7 p.m. He is driving a 2013 Silver Cadillac XTS bearing Kansas tag 8051AFY. A tracking device, an AirTag, pinged him about two miles east of Mankato, Kan. at 7:40 p.m.

Shirley is a white male who is 5 feet 4 inches tall and weighs around 200 pounds. He has white hair and blue eyes. Shirley was last seen wearing a blue and grey sweatshirt and a plaid shirt with black or grey slacks.

If you see Loyal Shirley, please call 911 immediately. If you have other information about his whereabouts, call the Marshall County Sheriff- Office at (785) 562-3141