News Forum - Pattaya Tourist Police find missing elderly American woman

[Thaiger]

Pattaya Tourist Police have yesterday found an elderly American woman who went missing from her home in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri province. The woman’s family had reported her missing the night before, after she had gone on a walk. As the police were searching for the woman, Shirley, she came in to the Bang Lamung police station to ask for help. Shirley reportedly told the police she was lost, and looked confused. When the police saw that the woman’s identity matched that of the person they were looking for, they realised that they had found Shirley. The police […]

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[KaptainRob]

25 minutes ago, Thaiger said:

Shirley reportedly told the police she was lost, and looked confused. When the police saw that the woman’s identity matched that of the person they were looking for, they realised that they had found Shirley.

Amazing powers of deduction 

[brian60221]

What a nice photo.

[palooka]

Dementia in Thailand is the thing of nightmares.

[Naanlaew]

The police did not find her. She found them.

at least she made it back home.

[astro]

58 minutes ago, Naanlaew said:

The police did not find her.

But, Thailand's finest detectives managed to identify her correctly!

[Bluesofa]

It's good she reunited with her family.

16 hours ago, Thaiger said:

it was reportedly unclear if she had memory loss issues.

The irony of it being 'unclear' if she had memory loss.

[Patongphil]

14 hours ago, brian60221 said:

What a nice photo.

Agreed - respect to that officer!!

[alex12345]

the question is why let someone with memory loss issues wander around by herself, where are her relatives? apparently waiting for her to come back. 

[Ramanathan.P]

At least she remembered to go to the police station....

[Bluesofa]

5 hours ago, Ramanathan.P said:

At least she remembered to go to the police station....

Perhaps she thought it was immigration and went to do her 90 day report?