The Brief
- Search efforts intensified as dive teams from multiple agencies scoured McKellips Lake in Scottsdale for 91-year-old Apolonio Romero, a Tempe man with dementia who has been missing since Jan. 2.
- Family members describe Romero as an approachable, bilingual fisherman who is hard of hearing, and authorities are asking anyone who sees him to call 911 immediately.
TEMPE, Ariz. – Authorities and volunteers continued their search Friday for a 91-year-old man with dementia who has been missing for one week.
What we know:
Apolonio Romero was last seen Jan. 2 near Weber Drive and Miller Road in Tempe. Family members say they are increasingly concerned for the safety of Romero, who is also hard of hearing.…