An 80-Year-Old Dementia Patient Who Left Home Returned to Family After a Couple Noticed the Missing Person Alert in Detail and Reported It

Busan Police Agency.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, trainee reporter Hwang Du-yeol] An elderly man in his 80s with dementia returned to his family after about 9 hours with the help of a couple who saw the police's missing person alert message.

According to the Yeongdo Police Station in Busan on the 3rd, a report was received that Mr. A (male), in his 80s and suffering from dementia, went out around 10:50 a.m. on the 2nd in Yeongseon-dong, Yeongdo-gu, and had not returned home by the afternoon.

It was confirmed that Mr. A left behind his mobile phone and wandering detection device when he went out.

The police, considering the cold weather and Mr. A's physical condition, received additional support from the missing persons team and the mobile unit to conduct on-site searches and track CCTV footage.

Later, around 7:10 p.m., a missing person alert message was sent out in the Yeongdo-gu area, and at 8 p.m., the alert was resent in Yeongdo-gu and Jung-gu areas.

At around 8:10 p.m., a couple in their 30s who saw the missing person alert in front of Bosu Elementary School in Jung-gu found Mr. A, protected him, and reported to the Bosu Police Substation about 100 meters away.

Thanks to the couple's report, Mr. A was handed over to his family, who reportedly shed tears of gratitude and expressed their thanks to the reporters.

A police official said, "We thank the citizens who promptly reported after seeing the missing person alert in the cold weather."

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