Crime & Safety

Missing Woman, 74, Last Seen In OC: Have You Seen Nguyet?

A Silver Alert was in effect Tuesday morning for a 74-year-old woman last seen in Westminster.

(California Highway Patrol Courtesy Photo)

WESTMINSTER, CA — A Silver Alert was in effect Tuesday morning for a 74-year-old woman last seen in Westminster.

Nguyet Le was last seen around 9 p.m. Monday near Colgate Avenue and Temple Street, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Le is Asian, 5 feet tall, weighs 90 pounds and has brown hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a beige robe, a gray shirt, gray pants and white tennis shoes. She uses a purple walker.

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She is believed to be on foot, authorities said.

Anyone with information regarding Le's whereabouts was asked to call 911.

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The Silver Alert program was established by the CHP to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.

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