The body of a 78-year-old man with Alzheimer’s who has been missing since July 6 was found Sunday outside Torres Novas Hospital, where he went to the emergency room, a PSP source told Lusa on Monday.
The man has been missing since July 6 after being treated in the emergency room of the Torres Novas Hospital in the Santarém district and found on Sunday by people and family members, PSP public affairs officer, Commissioner Joao Silva, confirmed.
According to the old man’s niece, Izilda Neves, the body was found on Sunday “in close proximity to the hospital” where he was last seen alive, shortly after a group of relatives and friends began searching.
According to a family member, a man suffering from Alzheimer’s disease was taken by firefighters to Torres Novas hospital on July 6, from where he was released around 18:00, but “since the moment he was released from the hospital, no one has ever known about him.”
Isilda Neves emphasized that the family was not informed about the discharge from the hospital, despite the fact that they were provided with contacts, and only the next day, when they tried to get information about the man’s health, they reported the disappearance.
Asked by Lusa via email, the Centro Hospitalar do Médio Tejo (CHMT), which brings together the departments of Torres Novas, Tomar and Abrantes, indicated that the elderly man “voluntarily left the emergency room” after “his clinical situation stabilized.” and “without notifying any healthcare professional pending discharge due to illness in the waiting room.”
TBI noted that “an administrative suspension was carried out at the end of that day”, as is usually the case “in cases of users voluntarily opting out of the emergency service.”
In its response to Luce, the hospital said it only “became aware of the disappearance” of the elderly man on Friday, after the family alerted the authorities, cooperating with the investigation, also noting that “the searches were carried out voluntarily.” throughout the city.” Torres Novas block and outer perimeter.
On July 10, a PSP source told Lusa that security forces and firefighters had been instructed to try to find the missing elderly man.
Author: Lusa
Source: CM Jornal
