A man reported missing from the Goldfield area has been found, along with his truck in Inyo County. 

Esmeralda County deputies announced Thursday that 73-year-old Donald Taylor was found near Saline Valley Road and Highway 190 after he drove his Ford F-250 to a local hot spring where it got stuck in an area with no cell service. Eventually he told some residents that he needed help removing his truck and he was taken to a nearby town and given food, water and shelter - until the truck was removed on Wednesday. 

“Everyone involved was unaware that Taylor was reported missing until September 18, 2025, when an employee from the Cal-Nevada Towing Company was dispatched to tow Taylor’s truck back to his residence in Goldfield, Nevada, and realized that the vehicle matched the description of Taylor’s truck," says the Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office. 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2025: 

The Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office continues to look for a 73-year-old man reported missing from the Goldfield area. 

Taylor is driving a silver 2016 Ford F-250 with Nevada plate 204Z61.

He is 6'1" tall, weighing 220 pounds, with white hair and hazel eyes.

Deputies say they initially got a call for a welfare check for Taylor, from his friends that reported they have not talked to him since August 28th. Deputies then responded and searched several areas for him without success. His friends then reported missing on September 7th when a Silver Alert was filed to NDOT.

Deputies say they have one confirmed report that Taylor was at the Esmeralda Market on August 29th at 8:30 a.m.

The Nevada National Guard is helping by conducting aerial searches but so far, Taylor has not been found.

If you have any information that can help authorities, call the Esmeralda County Sheriff's Office at (775) 485-6370.