Human Remains Found On MCAS Miramar

SAN DIEGO, CA – The possible remains of a missing Scripps Ranch man were found Thursday on Marine Corps Air Station Miramar.

Human remains were found on the eastern edge of MCAS Miramar around 2:30 p.m. Thursday, according to the San Diego Police Department. The remains were not visually recognizable and forensic testing will be needed to identify them, San Diego police said, but clothing found at the scene were consistent with clothing worn by Tai Heng Sun, 85, when he was reported missing.

Sun left his home in the Rancho Encantada neighborhood around 5 a.m. on June 15, for a walk, but never returned, according to police. When Sun did not return from his walk, his family reported him missing.

The last confirmed sighting of Sun was on June 15. According to police, video surveillance recorded him walking eastbound on Stonebridge Parkway and entering the parking lot of Mission Trails Park.

Sun was last seen wearing a blue baseball cap, blue long sleeve shirt, white jacket, dark pants and gray Vans.

The San Diego Police Department, San Diego Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue Unit, MCAS Miramar personnel, and community members from the Scripps Ranch Neighborhood searched for Sun at the time of his disappearance, but he was not found.

Anyone with information about this case is asked to call the Missing Persons Unit at 619-531-2293 or Crime Stoppers at 888-580-8477.