LAS VEGAS (KLAS) -- Las Vegas police are asking for the public's help in locating a 75-year-old man who went missing Monday.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said Benigno Hernandez, 75, was last seen Monday evening around 6 p.m. near the 3900 block of Bridle Court, on East Flamingo Road and East Twain Avenue.

Police said Hernandez may be in emotional distress and in need of medical attention.

He is described as 5-feet-5-inches tall, weighing around 160 pounds. Hernandez was last seen wearing a black baseball hat, a baby blue polo shirt, black pants, and white sandals, LVMPD said.

Metro Police are asking hospitals to check their patient registries for Hernandez, noting that federal privacy laws allow disclosure to law enforcement in missing person cases.

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