”Please look for dementia patients”... 80 village residents cooperate in search = Jeju, South Korea

After a report was received that a dementia patient in his 60s had disappeared in a village in Jeju, South Korea, the patient was returned to his family about 13 hours later with the help of village residents and the police.
A story was told. According to the Jeju Seogwipo Police Station, Ms. A, a female patient with dementia in her 60s, disappeared from Seongsan-eup, Seogwipo City, Jeju at around 7:15 p.m. on the 12th and 8th.
A report was received by the police. Mr. A, whose dementia symptoms had become severe over the past two months, went out without his cell phone while his son was away from home for a while, making it impossible for him to contact him.
Ta. After that, police analyzed surveillance cameras inside the residence and confirmed that Mr. A was seen leaving the house at around 11:20 a.m., and conducted an extensive search.
At the time, more than 200 people participated in the search, including police and about 80 village residents. The police remained silent until late at night.
I searched for Mr. A by flying a drone, but it was difficult to find Mr. A under the dark sky. In the end, the search was suspended and resumed in the early morning hours of the next day, the 9th.
At around 8:10 a.m. on that day, a resident of a village found Mr. A in a river about 500 meters away from Mr. A's residence. Residents who participated in the search
Thanks to these efforts, Mr. A was able to safely return to his family 13 hours after he was reported missing. Mr. A's family and residents said, ``We were grateful for the active interest of the police, who searched from late at night until early in the morning.''
Thank you.'' He expressed his gratitude. The police decided to award a letter of appreciation to Mr. B, a resident of the village who discovered Mr. A.