Crime & Safety

Updated: Missing At-Risk Elderly Woman Found

Vuong 'Ma' Tran disappeared Sunday afternoon from her residence near Capitol Avenue and Interstate Highway 680 in San Jose.

Update: 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28: The 83-year-old missing adult at risk Vuong "Ma" Tran has been located safely in the area of West Capitol Expressway and Narvaez Avenue in San Jose, according to police.

"A very alert citizen" who recognized her from local news reports contacted San Jose police who reunited her with her family members, said San Jose police officer spokesman Albert Morales in a media advisory.

Medical personnel arrived and as precaution rendered first aid, Morales said, adding that Tran's family is grateful to everyone who assisted in looking for the woman.

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Area law enforcement are seeking the public's help in finding a missing elderly Vietnamese woman who disappeared from her San Jose residence Sunday afternoon.

According to San Jose police, the woman is identified as Vuong "Ma" Tran, 83, and was last seen at her home near Capitol Avenue and Interstate Highway 680.

According to the missing-person flier sent to the media by the San Jose Police Department, Tran is described at being 5-foot tall, weighing 100 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair.

She only speaks Vietnamese and was last seen wearing a plain brown sweatshirt with a hood, black plants and eyeglasses. Before disappearing, she stated she was going for a walk at a nearby park.

According to her family, Tran has no diagnosed mental deficiencies, however, she recently began suffering from short-term memory loss and suffers from diabetes.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of Tran is asked to contact SJPD at 408-277-8900 and 408-277-4786.



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