Elderly Couple Missing From California Nudist Resort

Daniel Menard, 79, and Stephanie Menard, 73, have been missing from their California residence at a family nudist resort for several days. The couple was reported missing by a friend on Aug. 25. They were last seen at their residence, located a few miles from San Bernardino and Riverside, around 10 a.m. on Aug. 24.

Daniel suffers from dementia and is diabetic, making the situation urgent for authorities. The couple’s dog, Cuddles, a small white shih tzu, is also missing.

The Redlands Police Department found Menard’s unlocked vehicle down the road from their home. Stephanie’s purse and both of their cell phones were located inside their residence.

“There’s no way that Stephanie or Dan could have walked away from that car,” a friend of the couple, Tammie Wilkerson, said. “She has a cane. It was at home, her purse, their cellphones — things they would never have left at home.”

While there’s no indication of foul play from the police, friends and family of the couple have expressed concerns about their safety.

“They don’t deserve this. … They’re just good people. They go to church. They don’t deserve any of this,” Sandy Marinelli, a friend of the couple for over a decade, told . “They) went inside their home to see if they would be OK inside and they didn’t find them in there,” Marinelli said. “It was just very suspicious for them to be gone.”

The Redlands Police Department told TIME Wednesday that they don’t have any further information about the couple’s disappearance. 

Carl Baker, spokesperson for the City of Redlands, also told CBS that “search dogs from Riverside Sheriff’s Office and a helicopter from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Office” are searching for the pair.

Anyone with additional information is asked to contact the Redlands Police Department at (909) 798-7681 or Detective Thomas Williams at twilliams@redlandspolice.org