Officers in LA County use infrared tech to rescue missing man: 'Miracle just in time for Christmas'

(KTLA) — A 78-year-old California man with dementia who had gone missing on a chilly December day was located thanks to infrared heat-seeking technology, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department's Malibu Search and Rescue Team.

The man, whose identity was not released, was reported missing in Malibu at about 7:30 p.m. Monday, three hours after he'd gone to check his mailbox and never returned, officials said on X, formerly Twitter.

The temperature was "48 degrees...