Rafael Chavez Gonzalez, 65, was last seen October 23, 2013, in the Nipomo Mesa area of San Luis Obispo, California. He was transient, moving between Oceano and Nipomo but regularly visited family to shower and eat. On the last day he was seen he was near Highway 1 and Calendar Road.

At the time he was wearing a light blue shirt with dark-colored stripes, a tan Dickies sweatshirt, blue jeans and dark-colored shoes. He may have been carrying a blue cloth Walmart shopping bag with personal items. Gonzalez is distinctive because his left arm had been amputated. His family reported him missing and the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department is investigating. Few details about the circumstances of his disappearance have been released.

If anyone in the Oceano or Nipomo area remembers seeing Rafael around late October 2013 or has information about his movements, please share what you know.