Posted on 06/10/2016 2:45:01 PM PDT by nickcarraway
A woman who was reported missing from her home Wednesday morning was found 24 hours later in a canyon, according to the San Diego Police Department (SDPD).
Police say Jan Mattei, 73, walked away from her home on Caminito Estrellado around 10 a.m. while her caregiver was vacuuming upstairs.
Mattei suffers from dementia and has a history of wandering away from the caregiver. She has done this five times before.
Searchers told NBC 7, Mattei has hidden from them in the past but this is the first time she was missing for so long.
SDPD set up a command post at St. Therese Church/Academy at College and Warning Wednesday night while officers actively searched for Mattei.
Police say search dogs were out earlier on Wednesday day Mattei’s scent went cold.
On Thursday, police said she was found in a canyon off Easton Court which is about a mile away from her home.
SDPD says the canyon was too steep so they used a helicopter to airlift Mattei out. She appeared to be uninjured but was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated.
San Diego Police, the San Diego County Sheriff's Department Search and Rescue helped in the search. Watch the story here.
That photo always makes my skin crawl.
LOL! :)
5 times before ? What say time to put her in Shady Pines where she can be watched.
“She has done this five times before.”
Time for lockdown for Granny. She’s wasting way too many local resources.
I know. I’m mean this way. I care for my nutty Dad, who is nearing this state...it’s no fun for anyone.
She is not living in the appropriate place based on her cognitive conditions. Besides that, it’s probably costing the county a lot of manhours to keep looking for someone who may not wish to be found.
Not rely sure making fun of old women with dementia is in the best taste.
After the first time why not stick a gps tracker on her?
Seriously? She’d certainly forget it was even there.
Canyonero!
Where’s that guy’s hand, and why is it there?
It’s not mean. She could be in danger when she wanders. They have to make sure she is safe.
I saw an ad for a little $30 device that can help you find your purse, cellphone, keys, stolen bike, etc. via Bluetooth. I think it could be lifesaving for the at-home elderly who tend to wander:
(not affiliated, just think it’s pretty cool)
https://www.thetrackr.com/tech-specs
It’s a strange pic.
Of a strange woman.
She’s weird and so is that man. It’s just all-around creepy.
its time for the family to pony up and put her in a secure place...rescue teams don’t exist for her only....they serve all of us..
its not mean....my 89yro fil has had the firemen come 3 times at least to help him up when he has fallen in the last few months...would this delay their response to a major fire with people’s lives at stake?.
I’ll bet the costs for this rescue team could’ve paid for months of her residency at such a facility, perhaps more. The family should be liable to the taxpayers for the costs incurred here.
You put alarms and locks on the doors and if necessary, a tracker on the person. It isn’t complicated.
Send her family a bill for the search, and perhaps they’ll be more careful in the future. “has a history of wandering away from the caregiver”
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