Crime & Safety

UPDATED: Missing Newport Beach Alzheimer's Patient Has Been Found

Searchers found a 72-year-old Newport Beach man who disappeared in the middle of the night.

A 72-year-old Newport Beach man with Alzheimer's disease went missing early today but was found less than a half-mile from his home hours later, police reported.

Paul Zamberg's family contacted police just before 7 a.m., saying they had last seen him at about 3:30 a.m. near Chambord and Vincennes in the Newport Coast area, said police spokeswoman Jennifer Manzella.

Zamberg was found about 1:45 p.m. and reunited with his family. The neighborhood's hilly terrain had posed problems for searchers, according to Manzella.

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