Missing Queens Man Has Alzheimer's And Dementia, Police Say

FLUSHING, QUEENS -- An elderly man in Queens who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and dementia was reported missing after he never returned home from his daily walk, police told Patch.

Ukchae Lee, 74, was last seen inside his Flushing home on Sunday at around 10:30 a.m., authorities said. His daughter reported him missing after he went for a walk around his neighborhood and never returned home, an NYPD spokesman said. The exact route of his walk was unknown, but Lee lives on 167th Street off Crocheron Avenue, cops said.

Lee's daughter told cops he suffers from both Alzheimer's disease and dementia. Policed described Lee as 5'5" tall and weighing around 110 pounds with brown eyes, salt-and-pepper hair and glasses. He was last seen wearing a blue hat, a blue vest, a gray sweatshirt, blue jeans and white sneakers.

Anyone with information in regards to this incident is asked to call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

Lead photo via NYPD.