Missing man Joshua Thiede found at Los Angeles-area hospital, friends say

LOS ANGELES -- Joshua Thiede, an Uber and Lyft driver who had been reported missing for more than a week, was found Monday night at a Los Angeles hospital, his friends said.

Thiede was last seen around 11:30 a.m. Feb. 11 in the 1000-block of Wilshire Boulevard in the city. He had not been seen or heard from since then. On Feb. 12, his mother said a 911 hang-up call had been made from his phone. Two pings showed his last known whereabouts were in the Pico-Union area.

Earlier Monday, Thiede's 2014 Nissan Altima sedan was found in Koreatown in the 100-block of South Kingsley Drive.

Thiede's friends did not provide any further details on how he was located at the hospital.