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A Lancaster Sheriff’s Station deputy on patrol saw an abandoned car in the area of 155th Street East and Avenue H-6, in a desert area of Lake Los Angeles at about 10:00AM on Wednesday, August 12, 2015.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputy found the abandoned car locked and stuck in the soft sand in an area not visible from the road. The area is dirt roads and there are many sand dunes. A check of the license plate of the black, 2015 Honda Civic via the California Department of Motor Vehicles database, showed the car was associated with Nikolaos Christidis, a Critical Missing Person reported in Oceanside, San Diego County, California. He was last seen on Wednesday, July 22, 2015 in Oceanside.

Lancaster Sheriff’s Station patrol deputies began a ground search of the immediate area for Mr. Christidis, and a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter flew an aerial search in an effort to locate him. No sign of Mr. Christidis, who reportedly suffers from Dementia, was found.

In addition to Los Angeles County Sheriff’s patrol deputies and a sheriff’s helicopter, the LA Sheriff’s Antelope Valley Search and Rescue Team was activated and the team is assisting in the search on foot and with off road vehicles. A Command Post has been established and an assessment of the situation is ongoing.

Oceanside Police investigators have arrived at the scene and continue to handle this missing person investigation. Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies continue assisting Oceanside Police Department investigators.

Anyone who has any information regarding the whereabouts of Nikolaos Christidis is requested to contact their local law enforcement agency and Oceanside Police Department Lieutenant Aaron Doyle at (760) 435-4694 or Detective Karla Williams at (760) 435-4771. For more information from Oceanside Police Department, San Diego County, California, visit: https://www.facebook.com/OceansidePD or https://twitter.com/OceansidePD

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