Released: January 20, 2013 - Sunday, 09:24 AM
Missing Person
Contact: Tony CipollaPhone: (805) 781-4547Date and time of incident: 1-20-13Place of Occurrence: Ragged Point areaVictim Information: Richard Gates, 44, AtascaderoSuspect Information: N/AOn 1-20-13, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office was contacted about a missing person. 44-year-old Richard Gates had left on 1-19-13 at approximately 6:30 AM to go hiking in the Ragged Point area along the north coast of the county. He parked his vehicle at the Ragged Point Inn. His wife says Gates would sometimes spend the night when he goes hiking. When he did not return home on 1-20-13, she filed a missing person report. The Sheriff’s Office Search and Rescue Unit was activated at 6:00 PM. Gates is described as a white male adult, 6’0, 290 pounds, brown hair, brown eyes and a beard. He was possibly wearing khaki pants, a long sleeved khaki shirt and brown boots. If the public has any information on the whereabouts of Richard Gates please call the Sheriff’s Office at 781-4550.
