Man Disappears From Bed-Stuy Hospital

By CHRIS NEELY

BED-STUY, BROOKLYN — The search is still on for a man who police say disappeared from Bed-Stuy hospital late one night last week.

Miguel Diaz, 59, who lives on Himrod Street near Cypress Avenue in Bushwick, has been missing since Wednesday, March 16, police said.

Diaz was last seen that night around 10:05 p.m. inside Woodhull Medical Center, according to the NYPD. He was wearing gray sweatpants, a multicolored shirt, gray socks and gray sandals at the time, police said.

The hospital is located at 760 Broadway in upper Bed-Stuy, near the border with Bushwick and East Williamsburg.

A police spokesperson could not confirm whether Diaz was a patient at Woodhull before he disappeared.

The missing man has a light complexion, brown eyes and a "salty and pepper" mustache, according to police. He is believed to stand around 5-feet-3-inches tall and weigh approximately 140 pounds.

Anyone with information regarding Mason's whereabouts is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS. Spanish speakers can call 1-888-57-PISTA.

Tips can also be submitted online or by texting 274637, then entering TIP577.