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Missing elderly Paso Robles man found deceased

August 22, 2025

David Peterson

By KAREN VELIE

The body of a missing 86-year-old Paso Robles man was found in his 2014 Honda Ridgeline in a ravine in rural Kern County on Thursday, according to the Paso Robles Police Department.

Caltrans personnel located David Peterson’s 2014 Honda Ridgeline in a ravine near State Route 58 and 7 Mile Road. Officers discovered a deceased male inside the vehicle, believed to be David Peterson. No foul play is suspected.

Peterson was last seen in an Aug. 5 surveillance video driving away from his home.

For more than a decade, Peterson has fed feral cats near his home on Cheyenne Drive. Known as a creature of habit, Peterson checked his mail, feed the cats and visited his girlfriend at the same time each day, a neighbor said. His neighbors reported him missing on Aug. 7.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating the circumstances of the collision.

“The Paso Robles Police Department extends its gratitude to the many businesses, residents, and friends who assisted in the effort to locate Mr. Peterson,” according to the Paso Robles Police Department.

 


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Very sad. God bless him.


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RIP, I occasionally met him in the cat food isle at Walmart. Nice old fella.


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RIP :)


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Off topic but on topic… Cats are responsible for killing billions of birds every year sending numerous species towards extinction. Don’t feed feral cats, and keep your pet cats, inside.


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Dude, read the room. Not the appropriate time or place.


30

Off the topic would be bringing up soccer for example. This is akin to shouting at the man’s grave that his life long passion was wrong, but your’s is right. Was his “god” wrong too.


Thank the man for living a caring life and move on.

(People often also help to neuter those feral populations – he could have been one)


BTW-cats are outdoor animals. I think it is cruel to keep them inside a small space. Just like that Tiger at the zoo. You want to save birds. Pass a 45 mph speed limit that would save more birds.


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“Everybody gotta die sometime Red.” – Sgt. Barnes from the movie Platoon


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