Missing at-risk man with epilepsy found safe in San Francisco
An at-risk man with epilepsy who went missing in San Francisco nearly a week ago while visiting the city for a band audition was safely found Monday, according to family.
Eric Travers, 30, is a musician who traveled from Ashville, North Carolina, to San Francisco, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his brother. He initially stayed with friends, but on Tuesday, April 30, he got a room at the Cathedral Hill hotel and has not been heard from since.
"This is unlike him, he always stays in contact with me, and always calls me or my mother in an emergency situation. He has our numbers memorized," his brother Kyle Travers posted on the GoFundMe page. "He has not returned to the hotel he was staying at to retrieve his things, and he also missed his flight home, which is very unlike him as well."
He was reported missing to the San Francisco Police Department on May 2 and is considered at risk due to his epilepsy. The GoFundMe campaign is intended to raise money to pay for his brother to travel to San Francisco from North Carolina to continue the search as well as hiring a private investigator.
However, there were reports that Travers was safely located on social media Monday evening.
On Tuesday, KPIX received a message from Kristie Dial, a woman who identified herself as Travers's mother. She said he had been found safe.
"Eric is my son and I've been through hell and the family this week. I really am thankful that he is alive. I really thought I was going to find my son in the back of someone's trunk or in the bay," Dial said. "This might be a long timely recovery for him, but thank you for helping with putting the word out."
