Elderly Dementia Patient Lost Late at Night on Suraksan Mountain... Rescued After Search

A dementia patient in his 70s who went out for a walk alone and got lost was rescued by the police after not returning home for 11 hours.

The Nowon Police Station in Seoul announced on the 24th that they rescued the dementia patient 22 minutes after receiving the missing person report.

Nowon Police Station, Seoul. [Photo by Asia Economy DB]

According to the police, at around 1:16 a.m. on the 23rd, a woman in her 70s, Ms. A, reported to the police, "My husband, who went out for a walk at 2 p.m., has not been able to find his way home for 11 hours. He is a dementia patient, so I am worried about an accident."

The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency 112 Situation Room received the report as a missing person case based on the information that the missing man in his 70s, Mr. B, was a dementia patient, and through location tracking confirmed that Mr. B was about 600 meters away from home on Suraksan Mountain.

The Sanggye 1 Police Substation of the Nowon Police Station in Seoul checked Mr. B’s physical description and location information and searched the surrounding area to find him.

Police Officer Kim Won-ho of Sanggye 1 Police Substation, Nowon Police Station, Seoul. [Photo by Nowon Police Station, Seoul]

Police officer Kim Won-ho of the Sanggye 1 Police Substation heard a sound from a retaining wall about 1.5 meters high on the mountain slope, climbed up the wall himself, and found Mr. B crouching among the bushes.

According to the police, Mr. B had strayed off the hiking trail and wandered on the mountain path, losing his shoes and glasses, waiting only for help. Mr. B was safely handed over to the reporter, Ms. A.

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