News Release from: Oregon State Police
MISSING ELDERLY REDDING, CALIFORNIA COUPLE FOUND SAFE CHRISTMAS NIGHT 400 MILES NORTH NEAR WOODBURN
Posted: December 26th, 2012 12:51 PM
An elderly couple reported missing and possibly endangered out of Redding, California were found safe Christmas night in their vehicle on Interstate 5 near Woodburn about 400 miles from where they left the night before for what would have been a ten minute drive to a daughter's house for dinner.
On December 25, 2012 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Oregon State Police (OSP) Sergeant Craig Ball responded to a reported vehicle stalled in the far right northbound lane of Interstate 5 near milepost 271. Before arriving, OSP learned the couple in the 2002 Ford Taurus may need medical care. When Ball arrived on scene, someone had pushed the car onto the right shoulder. Woodburn police and fire personnel also responded to assist.
It was apparent the elderly couple was confused and officers determined their car ran out of gas. Further checking confirmed the 85-year old male and 83-year old female was reported missing by family members to Redding, California Police Department on December 24th at 7:00 p.m. A daughter told police her step-father picked up his wife from a local care facility for a short drive to her home for a 6:30 p.m. Christmas Eve dinner and didn't arrive.
The couple was transported by ambulance to Salem Hospital for a medical evaluation. Family members were making arrangement to drive to Oregon to pick them up and return home.
### www.oregon.gov/OSP ###
Replies to this message do not go back to the sender.
Go to http://FlashAlert.net/login.html to change or delete these messages.
