UPDATE: An OC Alerts message shared at 8:51 p.m. said Amit Desai was safely located.

The Chapel Hill Police Department is asking for the community’s assistance in locating a missing person.

Police officers say 51-year-old Amit Desai was last seen around 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Circle K gas station at the intersection of East Franklin Street and North Estes Drive. Investigators say they have concerns about Desai’s health.

Desai is described as five feet, seven inches tall and weighing about 150 pounds. He is bald and has brown eyes. Police say he was last seen wearing a blue hoodie, a black shirt, black pants and gray shoes.

Police say Amit Desai, 51, was last seen at a Circle K gas station Wednesday afternoon. (Image via Chapel Hill Police Department)

Anyone with information on Desai’s whereabouts is asked to call 911 or contact the Chapel Hill Police Department at 919-968-2760. Callers who wish to remain anonymous can call the Chapel Hill-Carrboro-UNC Crimestoppers at 919-942-7515 or visit their website here.

 

Featured image via Aaron Keck/Chapel Hill Media Group

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