(9-a.m. News) — Page County Sheriff Lyle Palmer reports a physical search for a missing rural Clarinda man suffering from Dementia, was officially suspended Thursday afternoon. 68-year old Dale Allen Hodtwalker is still missing. He was last seen Tuesday morning. Hodtwalker is described as being 6-feet tall, 140 pounds with gray hair, a gray beard and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a blue or gray t-shirt, gray and black pajama pants and white socks. Family members say in addition to dementia, the man walks with a severe limp, cannot speak and is hard of hearing. They say he left the residence without shoes or a coat.

Dale Hodtwalker

Sheriff Palmer says the physical search was suspended after conferring with Hodtwalker’s family, area landowners / farmers, medical personnel, members of the search teams, legal staff, and Law Enforcement. He said also, “The Page County Sheriff’s Office wishes to thank everyone involved in searching for Hodtwalker. The decision to suspend the physical search was done only after every possible resource had been used.”

Anyone with any information about Hodtwalker or his whereabouts is asked to contact the Page County Sheriff’s Office at 712-542-5193. Any and all leads will be followed up on immediately.