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OregonLive.com: Breaking News Updates: Deaf, mute man missing from Vancouver home
Deputies are hoping tips from the public will lead them to a deaf, developmentally disabled man who has been missing from his northeast Vancouver home since early Saturday.
Khoi Dang Vu, 25, was reported missing at 8 a.m. by his sister and brother-in-law, with whom he lives. They saw him in his bedroom about 1 a.m. but discovered he was gone seven hours later, said Sgt. Tim Bieber, Clark County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
Vu, who cannot hear or speak, likely was seen about 3 p.m. Sunday playing basketball on the playground at Ellsworth Elementary School, Bieber said. A woman nearby gave him a bottle of water, which he drank quickly, but he did not indicate he was lost or needed help, which he can do, Bieber said. Vu has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old but can write well.
Search dogs later were brought to the area, where they picked up Vu's scent leading away from the school but then lost it, he said.
Concerns for Vu's safety are growing considering the length of time he has been missing and the cool, wet weather, Bieber said. Deputies called off their search about 10:30 p.m. Sunday but are setting up a command post today at the Clark Regional Emergency Services Administration to continue the search.
Vu is described as 5-foot-5 and 108 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
To see a photo of the missing man, click here.
Anyone with information about Vu is asked to call 9-1-1 or his family at 360-828-7531.
Deputies are hoping tips from the public will lead them to a deaf, developmentally disabled man who has been missing from his northeast Vancouver home since early Saturday.
Khoi Dang Vu, 25, was reported missing at 8 a.m. by his sister and brother-in-law, with whom he lives. They saw him in his bedroom about 1 a.m. but discovered he was gone seven hours later, said Sgt. Tim Bieber, Clark County Sheriff's Office spokesman.
Vu, who cannot hear or speak, likely was seen about 3 p.m. Sunday playing basketball on the playground at Ellsworth Elementary School, Bieber said. A woman nearby gave him a bottle of water, which he drank quickly, but he did not indicate he was lost or needed help, which he can do, Bieber said. Vu has the mental capacity of a 10-year-old but can write well.
Search dogs later were brought to the area, where they picked up Vu's scent leading away from the school but then lost it, he said.
Concerns for Vu's safety are growing considering the length of time he has been missing and the cool, wet weather, Bieber said. Deputies called off their search about 10:30 p.m. Sunday but are setting up a command post today at the Clark Regional Emergency Services Administration to continue the search.
Vu is described as 5-foot-5 and 108 pounds. He has brown eyes and black hair.
To see a photo of the missing man, click here.
Anyone with information about Vu is asked to call 9-1-1 or his family at 360-828-7531.