This story should give hope to anyone searching for missing relatives. 25 years ago, a man from the small Northern California town of Doyle disappeared without a trace. Now his sister has discovered the missing person in a newspaper.
Because police saw no evidence of a crime, the search for the Californian was quickly stopped. His sister Betty S. (not her real name) had long given up hope of a reunion until she saw a story in the USA Today newspaper a week ago. She couldn’t believe her eyes. Because she recognized her brother in the attached photo.
The man was found in April
In a news release on Facebook, the Lassen County Sheriff’s Department wrote that colleagues in South Los Angeles discovered a “helpless man” in April and took him to St. Francis Medical Center. Because the patient could not speak or otherwise make himself understood, the hospital was unable to determine the identity of the approximately 60-year-old man.
The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office reports on the incident here:
That’s why they contacted USA Today two weeks ago – this newspaper is read nationally. After Betty S. saw the photo and “got over her shock,” she called her local police department’s 911 emergency number. Officer Derek Kennemore said: “She told us she thinks she discovered her brother, who had been missing since 1999, in a newspaper article. We then informed the hospital and our colleagues in Los Angeles.”
Sister brought brother home
By comparing the fingerprints to the National Missing Persons Database, the patient was positively identified as Betty’s brother. Mike Carney, spokesman for the Lassen County Sheriff’s Department: “The sister was overjoyed and has since brought her brother home. She and the rest of her family are thrilled to be able to celebrate Thanksgiving with him again after a quarter of a century.” For Carney, the siblings’ reunion is a “perfect example” that families of the missing should never give up hope.
Source: Krone
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