Several local agencies worked to locate a couple reported missing Monday.

The Imperial County Sheriff's Office (ICSO) received a request from the Ontario, California Police Department about two missing persons. The couple's car had been located, abandoned, in the area of Milpitas Wash and Highway 78. A coordinated search involving the Sheriff's Office, U.S. Border Patrol and REACH Air Ambulance was launched and the coupe were located near the abandoned vehicle. George Benson was taken to Pioneers Memorial Hospital while Authrene Benson was flown to Desert Regional Medical Center in critical condition.