Police Search for Missing Olympian Sammy Lee, 92

A search was under way today for 92-year-old Olympic gold medalist diver Sammy Lee of Huntington Beach, who suffers from dementia and heart problems.

Lee left home to go swimming at Los Caballeros in Fountain Valley about 3 p.m. Monday, something he regularly does, Huntington Beach police Lt. Mitch O'Brien said.

He hasn't been heard from since, but his credit card was used to buy gasoline about 8:30 this morning in Mojave, which is about halfway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. Surveillance video confirmed it was Lee paying for his own gas, O'Brien said.

"We're not worried there's any foul play," he said.

California Highway Patrol officers are actively looking for Lee's car -- a 2011 tan-colored Mercedes-Benz 300, license plate 2GOLDS.

Lee won two gold medals at the 1948 Olympic games in London.

Anyone with information about his whereabouts was asked to call Huntington Beach police at (714) 536-5971 or (714) 960-8811.

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- City News Service