SFPD seeks public's help in locating 84-year-old woman who went missing last week
SAN FRANCISCO - San Francisco police called on the public to help locate an 84-year-old who went missing last Friday.
Investigators said Jean Chang Kan Fung left her home in the city’s Richmond District to go on a walk and never returned.
Police said she’s considered at-risk due to her age and possible medical conditions.
Fung’s grandson said Wednesday the family received a tip that she was seen on Silver Avenue, so they spent most of the going around the city chasing bus lines. The tip turned up nothing.
"Officers from the San Francisco Police Department have been working tirelessly on this but at this point," said Kasie Lee, San Francisco assistant district attorney. "We are asking assistance from all San Franciscans."
San Francisco police asked the public's help in locating 84-year-old Jean Chang Kan Fung who was reported missing on May 28, 2021.
"She is a grandmother, a mother and she has been missing five days right now," said San Francisco District Attorney Chesa Boudin.
"She has never walked away for this long," said San Francisco Police Acting Deputy Chief Raj Vaswani.
Last Friday, CHP gave her a courtesy ride to the Marina District Safeway communicating with her through a language app. They dropped her off around 4 p.m.
"There’s no reports of anyone seeing her since then," said Boudin.
Foul play is not suspected but authorities worry she’s vulnerable, elderly and there’s a language barrier. She does not speak English. She only speaks Cantonese and Taishanese.
"When you are driving or when you are walking, anywhere please get her image in your mind," said San Francisco County Supervisor Connie Chan.
San Francisco police asked the public's help in locating 84-year-old Jean Chang Kan Fung who was reported missing on May 28, 2021.
The family issuing a statement, "Our grandmother is a very kind person, always smiling and loves the outdoors. Our entire family has been extremely worried since Friday. We know she’s out there. We don’t know if she’s hungry or needs help."
"We are all fearful about what may have happened, what may be happening and we desperately want Ms. Fung to be returned home safely to her family," said Boudin.
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Fung was described as being 5 feet tall, weighing 90 pounds with white hair. "She was last seen wearing a red or pink puffy jacket, purple sweater, brown pants, black ‘UGG’ boots and a red beanie with an ‘LG’ logo," police said in a press release on Tuesday.
Investigators said she’s known to frequent the Clement Street area, the Golden Gate Bridge, Crissy Field and the Gratton and River Rock Casinos.
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Anyone with information about Fung’s whereabouts was urged to contact the San Francisco Police Department through its 24-hour tip line at (415) 575-4444 or text a tip to TIP411 and begin the text message with SFPD.