29 May, 2019 @ 18:26
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Woman, 85, who suffered dementia found in ditch on Costa Blanca after missing for two days

AN 85-year-old dementia-sufferer has been rescued after going missing for two days on the Costa Blanca.

The lady, of German nationality, was reported missing by her sister after she did not return from an evening walk on May 23.

She was found collapsed in an irrigation ditch following a search party involving Guardia Civil from Calp, Benissa Javea and El Verger, as well as a sniffer dog and helicopter.

The helicopter spotted her at 8:30 following a night of rain and low temperatures in a state of hypothermia and very disorientated.

She was taken to Denia hospital for treatment.

Joshua Parfitt

Joshua James Parfitt is the Costa Blanca correspondent for the Olive Press. He holds a gold-standard NCTJ in multimedia journalism from the award-winning News Associates in Twickenham. His work has been published in the Sunday Times, Esquire, the Mail on Sunday, the Daily Mail, the Sun, the Sun on Sunday, the Mirror, among others. He has appeared on BBC Breakfast to discuss devastating flooding in Spain, as well as making appearances on BBC and LBC radio stations.

Contact me now: joshua@theolivepress.es or call +44 07960046259. Twitter: @jjparfitt

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