Elderly woman with dementia flees barefoot near Elizabeth Pike, West Union WV
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Family OffenseBeing reported near Elizabeth Pike, a 91-year-old woman with probable dementia fled barefoot, claiming captivity by her daughter, sparking concern for her safety.
Audio|Heard on: Ritchie and Doddridge Counties Police, Fire, and EMS
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01:17
Transcript:
00:00
Sir, can I have your response at near Fox one off Scott and Town Pike?
00:08
Orange or really what's going on.
00:10
It sounds like a female.
00:14
She's advising she was being held captive by her daughter.
00:18
The caller states that it's more probably dementia-like.
00:24
She ran to her residence without shoes on.
00:33
10-4[1]. What is that?
00:38
Somebody else thought, Tompike, you're going to go past California House Road.
00:44
It's coming in your right.
00:46
So you're going to go into Work County and back into Ritchie.
00:49
We questioned if it was in Work County.
00:52
She advised they were in Wirt County.
00:58
Okay.
01:03
The female is 91.
01:06
Again,
01:08
the caller believes she suffers from dementia.
01:15
She can't work.
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[1]
10-4: Acknowledgment / Message received
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Elizabeth Pike, West Virginia
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