UPDATE: Phuong Le was located in San Bernardino and was pronounced deceased at the hospital.
Date/Time: February 26,2018/4:00 pm
Incident: Critical Missing Person
Victim: Phuong Le, age 54 of Highland
UPDATE:
On February 27, 2018, at approximately 6:28 am, medical personnel received a call of a female found lying on the ground in the 2600 block of N. Macy St. in San Bernardino. Medical personnel arrived and transported the female to a local hospital. Deputies responded to the hospital and verified the female was Phuong Le. A short time after her arrival at the hospital, Le was tragically pronounced deceased. Although not suspected at this time, an investigation is being conducted to rule out foul play .
SUMMARY: Deputies from the Highland Police Department are searching for missing person Phuong Le. Sheriff’s Aviation and a K-9 unit have been searching the area in an around Peacock where Ms. Le was last seen at 4:00 pm today. Ms. Le is described as 5'5 110 lbs, brown hair, brown eyes. Ms. Le only speaks Vietnamese and family states she suffers from dementia. She was last seen wearing an aqua marine blouse the same blouse as the one in her photo.
Anyone with information is asked to call Sheriff’s dispatch at 909-387-8313.
Refer: Sgt Mike Rude
Station: Highland Police Dept
Phone No.: (909) 425-9793
John McMahon, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Highland Police Department
26985 Base Line St
Highland, CA 92346
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1