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August 17, 2008
Inattention Leads to Nursing Home Resident's Death
Richard Eddie Robertson, a 71 year-old resident of Bowling Green Health Care Center in Bowling Green, Virginia, suffered from dementia. On August 3, 2008, he wandered away from the facility, unnoticed. He was reported missing around 6:30 p.m. on August 3, 2008. The Caroline Sheriff's Office, with the assistance of other local authorities, began an air and ground search, which failed to locate him. A tracking dog had tracked him approximately one-half of a mile away from the facility, but the trail went dead.
Tragically, Mr. Robertson was found dead on August 15, 2008 - nearly two weeks after he went missing. The cause of death has yet to be determined.
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