Tybee Police Searching for Missing 72 Year Old Man

February 21, 2024

(Tybee Island, GA) Tybee Police are asking for the public's help in locating Robert Williams, a 72-year-old man reported missing from a local nursing home.

At approximately 8:15AM on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, Tybee Island Police Officers responded to the Savannah Beach Nursing Home, located at 26 Van Horne Avenue, in reference to a missing patient. While speaking with officers, nursing home staff indicated that 72 year old Robert Williams is believed to have gone missing from the facility sometime around 4:30 that same morning. Tybee police officers have been actively looking for Williams since that call, and there is reason to believe that he is no longer on the island.

Williams is described as a Black male, approximately 5'07" tall and 137lbs. It is unknown exactly what he was wearing at the time of his disappearance.

If a member of the public should spot Robert Williams, they are asked to contact their local law enforcement agency or dial 911 in the event of an emergency