An 80-Year-Old Dementia Patient Missing for 5 Days in Naju, Jeonnam... Police Search Underway

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Chunsu] An elderly woman in her 80s with dementia has been missing for five days, prompting the police to launch a search.

According to the Naju Police Station in Jeollanam-do on the 17th, a report was received from the family that A (87, female), who lives in a house in Dasi-myeon, Naju-si, went out around 8:30 PM on the 12th and has not returned.

A, who lives with her husband and usually goes for walks frequently, was known to have left the house alone that morning as well.

A is 150 cm tall with a stooped back, was wearing a red vest and dark-colored pants at the time of disappearance, and has been confirmed to have dementia symptoms.

The police are conducting a search based on the family's statements and nearby closed-circuit television (CCTV) footage, which indicate that A headed toward the Juksan-myeon area on the day she went missing.

Anyone who knows A's whereabouts or has seen her is asked to contact the Naju Police Station Criminal Investigation Team.

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