Updated: Missing Man With Dementia Located

—By Bay City News Service

Update: 6 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14: A 70-year-old Cupertino man who was reported missing Sunday morning has been located and is being evaluated at a hospital, city and Santa Clara County sheriff's office officials said today.

Ba Minh Lu, who is in the first stages of dementia, had not been heard from since he left his home on Loree Avenue around 11 a.m. Sunday to take a walk, sheriff's office spokesman Kurtis Stenderup said.

The sheriff's office had scoured the area for Lu using tracking dogs but been unable to locate him. San Jose police also assisted in the search using a helicopter.

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Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies are looking for a 70-year-old Cupertino man suffering from the early stages of dementia who was reported missing Sunday morning.

Ba Minh Lu has not been heard from since he left his home in the 18000 block of Loree Avenue at 11 a.m. Sunday to take a walk, spokesman Sgt. Kurtis Stenderup said.

Lu usually goes for walks in the neighborhood with his wife, but on Sunday he began walking while his wife was in the shower, Stenderup said.

His wife notified the sheriff's office at about 2:30 p.m. after he failed to come home, Stenderup said.

Lu is described as Vietnamese, 5 feet 1 inch tall and 125 pounds.

He was last seen wearing a dark-colored hat and shorts, blue-and-white tennis shoes, and was carrying a long walking stick, Stenderup said.

He did not have a cellphone or cash with him, Stenderup said.

The sheriff's search-and-rescue team scoured the area for Lu using tracking dogs but was not able to locate him, Stenderup said.

The San Jose Police Department also used a helicopter to search for Lu on Sunday without success.

Anyone with information about Lu's whereabouts is asked to call 911 or the sheriff's office at (408) 299-2311.