Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

Woman Found in Canyon After Hours-Long Search
NBC San Diego ^ | Jaspreet Kaur and Dave Summers

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.


TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: aging; mattei; rescue; sandiego
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-27 last
To: tumblindice

ROFLMAO! :)


21 posted on 06/10/2016 3:55:30 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 10 | View Replies]

To: Diana in Wisconsin

A good friend’s mom had this problem.Found his mom walking down the middle of the highway in the middle of the night.One of the few times I’ve seen a grown man cry uncontrollably.


22 posted on 06/10/2016 4:02:19 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 6 | View Replies]

To: E. Pluribus Unum

The hand is there to catch that disgusting lush when she starts to fall.


23 posted on 06/10/2016 4:03:54 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 11 | View Replies]

To: Farmer Dean

I totally understand that. And even after a situation like that, you STILL can’t have someone committed to a place that will actually CARE for them 24/7.

I’ll never understand it. My Dad is failing fast. Instead of him allowing me to be PRO-active and set him up nice, it’s going to take another hospital stay, then a doctor FINALLY saying he can’t live alone.

Then I get to scramble to find a safe place for him. Grrrr!


24 posted on 06/10/2016 4:08:41 PM PDT by Diana in Wisconsin (I don't have 'Hobbies.' I'm developing a robust Post-Apocalyptic skill set...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: Diana in Wisconsin

I never knew what anguish really was till then.


25 posted on 06/10/2016 4:10:06 PM PDT by Farmer Dean (Never be more than two steps away from your weapon.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 24 | View Replies]

To: Farmer Dean

My friend’s Dad did that..except it was the I-35 access road in Central TX. A car hit him, and killed him. Very sad.


26 posted on 06/10/2016 7:16:08 PM PDT by sockmonkey (Donald Trump will ban auto-correct with an Executive Order. Go Trump!i)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 22 | View Replies]

To: fieldmarshaldj
If she does not want to go, and she probably doesn't, there is a legal process (ranges from slightly to very complicated depending on the state) that must be followed.

In the mean time things like this happen.

27 posted on 06/10/2016 7:20:05 PM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear (Proud Infidel, Gun Nut, Religious Fanatic and Freedom Fiend)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 5 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-27 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson