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Elderly Melbourne Couple Missing After Leaving Respite Care

Daily medication needs alongside recent dementia diagnoses heighten concerns for their welfare.

Overview

  • Police and family are searching for Colin, 89, and Claudette, 83, who left a Wheelers Hill respite facility and have not been found since their movements on Saturday.
  • CCTV places them at The Glen and Brandon Park shopping centres and shows they stopped at a pharmacy to collect prescriptions before disappearing.
  • Investigators say their white 2015 Mazda 2, registration 1ER8FK, was last seen heading west on the Monash Freeway at about 5:30pm on Saturday.
  • Authorities stress the case is time-sensitive because Claudette uses a wheelchair, needs seizure medication and was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia, while Colin has Alzheimer’s and short-term memory loss.
  • Victoria Police have released images and vehicle details and ask anyone with information to call Triple Zero (000) or contact Glen Waverley Police Station immediately.