BIDDEFORD — A Southern Maine Health Care patient who eloped from the Biddeford hospital Tuesday morning was found safe about an hour after leaving.
Biddeford Police Dep. Chief JoAnne Fisk said a 22-year-old male patient — who is not being identified — left the hospital around 9 a.m. Tuesday without permission.
“About an hour, he was located. They did not say where,” Fisk said.
Police responded to the scene.
Leslie Roberts, spokeswoman for the hospital, did not comment on the incident on Tuesday, citing patient privacy laws.
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“In order to protect our patients’ privacy, I can’t make any comment,” she said.
— Staff Writer Alan Bennett can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 329 or [email protected].
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