According to a source from the GNR Castelo Branco Territorial Command, the 72-year-old man has been missing since 14:00 on Monday (2 September) and the case was reported by his family to the authorities.
"They were in a holiday home in Murteirinha, Proença-a-Nova. He suffers from schizophrenia and it is not the first time that such a situation has happened," explained the source of GNR.
The search to find the man began on Monday and continues today, and is being carried out by GNR police and Proença-a-Nova firefighters.