photo by: Lawrence Police Department

John "Gib" Sosman went missing in the woods near Riverfront Park in North Lawrence on Saturday Aug. 27, 2022, according to Lawrence police.

A 72-year-old man has gone missing and the Lawrence Police Department is asking for the public’s help to locate him.

John “Gib” Sosman went missing Saturday around 8 p.m. in the woods near Riverfront Park in North Lawrence, according to a social media post Tuesday night from Lawrence police. Sosman went into the woods with a woman he knew but did not come out of the woods with her, the post said.

Police say they have found no immediate signs of foul play and that his financial accounts have not been accessed since Friday before he went missing.

Lawrence police have asked anyone with information about Sosman’s whereabouts to call the non-emergency dispatch line at 785-832-7509 or to call 911.