Florida
Family seeks answers in disappearance of South Florida Lyft driver
MIAMI – A South Florida household is desperately in search of solutions after their beloved one, Gary Levin, a Lyft driver, went lacking.
Levin’s daughter calls this a nightmare. On Thursday night, the household tells CBS4 that authorities discovered his 2022 Crimson Kia in North Carolina, however there isn’t any signal of their dad.
Lindsay DiBetta says, “Nothing provides up or is smart.”
Levin, 74, went lacking Monday.
“He did not fall off the face of the earth. He would by no means vanish on us like this.”
DiBetta says her dad drove for the rideshare app in his spare time.
On Monday, she shared he picked up a passenger in Delray Seashore shortly earlier than 1:30 p.m., dropping off the rider in Okeechobee County at round 4:30 p.m. She says that is when Levin’s Lyft app and cellphone have been final energetic.
“We’re all simply sick to our stomachs.”
Palm Seashore Backyard’s police issued a lacking endangered particular person alert.
“Who would wish to harm him? Is he okay? Our minds are simply racing.”
DiBetta stated authorities are questioning an individual discovered with Levin’s KIA.
Whereas they look ahead to extra solutions, she hopes her dad’s huge persona helps find him.
“He has a particularly contagious giggle. He’ll at all times giggle at his personal jokes. So, that was like our one constructive. If anybody noticed him, they’d completely know.”
Levin’s additionally an enormous household man. A loving grandfather and likewise an excellent Eagles fan, who was past excited for the upcoming Tremendous Bowl.
“Like everybody, effectively, perhaps he simply needed to run away, actually depressed, or one thing. I am like, no, no, no. The Eagles are going to the Tremendous Bowl. I do not assume you perceive. This man ought to be on cloud 9.”
Making the times that go with out listening to from dad all of the harder. “Here is one other night time, and he is nonetheless not residence, and do not know the place he’s.”
DiBetta says the following step can be to take a look at cameras within the space the place he dropped off the passenger.
The household stated the one who was discovered with Levin’s Kia tried to flee however was pursued and detained by police.
Legislation enforcement and the household are asking for the general public’s assist discovering Gary Levin.