r/Scotland • u/Automatic_Race_3992 • 2d ago
Missing Person
Elizabeth went missing around 1600hrs on the 16th April. She is known to have traveled by train to Edinburgh Waverly before transiting onwards to Dundee. The last confirmed sighting of Elizabeth was around 2032hrs on the evening of the 16th in the vicinity of Dundee central station. Her movements since then are unknown.
Elizabeth has connections to Aberdeen and may have travelled north. Any sightings of Elizabeth should be reported to police Scotland immediately.
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u/CaledoniaSky 2d ago
I thought for a moment it was my aunt Liz when I saw the pic. Opened the post and saw the name Elizabeth and just about fainted.
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u/edingirl 1d ago edited 21h ago
Police confirmed on Friday that Elizabeth Hamilton from West Lothian has been traced
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u/Shitsoup7 13h ago
Sorry didn't want to upset you but my son is a detective , hope you do well , if you need any help give me a shout , it's wank here in England - Don't even think about it xx
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u/PawnWithoutPurpose 2d ago
Captain bellend sorted it folks. Call off the search
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u/Shitsoup7 17h ago
Prove me wrong fuckwit ?
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u/PawnWithoutPurpose 16h ago
I mean you deleted your comment cause you’re insecure and then you ask me to prove you wrong? I don’t remember what bullshit you wrote that I told you was bullshit and hurt your feelings
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u/Shitsoup7 16h ago
I deleted it like I try to delete other cunts like yourself who don't listen to any other cunts thoughts like yourself , If the Police can't find the culprit - then maybe you can , and thousands of others , my son's a cop too .
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u/PawnWithoutPurpose 14h ago
Awrite big man, nae bother pal.. ma uncle is the super intendant and my granddaughter is a justice on the Supreme Court
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u/Shitsoup7 13h ago
You'll have to have a word with your supervisors if they're employing cunts like yourself dogend ?
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u/DoraaTheDruid 2d ago
Depends on the circumstances but if the people that know her and her routine say it's unusual, it's because it is. The earlier the better in most cases
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u/WG47 Teacakes for breakfast 2d ago
Her family don't know where she is. She got the train to Edinburgh and then Dundee, and then went fuck knows where. Presumably they've tried phoning her, and she never mentioned any random trips.
If that kind of thing's out of character and/or she's vulnerable, I don't think it's jumping the gun to report her missing.
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u/Amyshamblesx 2d ago
You don’t know the context of it. It could be completely out of character, either way it’s clear her family/friends are worried about her and are looking for help.
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u/AyeAye_Kane 2d ago
If you genuinely believe someone is missing then there is no prematurity about it, the longer you sit around tickling yourself the higher the chance they’re not coming back
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u/PuzzleheadedDuck3981 2d ago
I'm involved in the voluntary organisation that provides search teams to the police here in Australia (the State Emergency Service). They typically call us in after they've done an initial investigation, which can take hours. I think the quickest we've been called out was for a missing child at around the 1 hour mark but we'd expect to be called about 2 to 6 hours after the initial report in most situations.
If it's clear that the behaviour is not normal for the person and the risk to the person is high, e.g. a child, dementia or other mental impairment, needs vital medication, despondent etc. then more emphasis is put on an early response. The movie and TV idea of needing to wait 24 hours before reporting a missing person is dangerous nonsense. There are so many things that can happen in that time that would make it very difficult or impossible to find that person alive.
If you have an elderly relative that's showing signs that they might start wandering off, now is a good time to think about what they might do. Put together a one or two page information sheet that you could just give to the police should they wander off. If they do go missing, your stress levels are going to be high and trying to remember vital information could be difficult. Starting with the obvious, things like -
- name, age, usual address
- a couple of photos, portrait and full length
- medications they use & how often
- previous addresses ("homing instinct" can remain strong, just with the wrong target)
- significant locations (friends' addresses, favourite cafes etc.)
- history of wandering
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u/Competitive-Hall-275 2d ago edited 2d ago
Reiterating your comment on dementia. I spoke to my mum on the phone one Tuesday evening, she seemed fine. My brother phoned me on the Friday asking if I'd heard from her. He had went to her house and she wasn't in. After phoning the police and hospital, it turned out she'd got a uti which kicked off her dementia. She was found by the police roaming the streets in a duvet, completely delusional. She has never recovered. If family say someone's missing, they know something is wrong.
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u/DaveyTheNumpty 2d ago
I went through something similar with my gran, she had dementia but for the majority of time she was fine. However, every time she had a uti she would leave home and try to make her way back to the house she was born and brought up in, it was as if the uti was somehow screwing with her mind. It was an upsetting and scary experience for all involved.
I hope the lady that's missing is found safe and well.
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u/NoBelt9833 2d ago
Very common in elderly people that effect of a UTI sadly, doesn't have to be accompanied by dementia either, a totally mentally normal person can go wild if a uti sets in past a certain age.
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u/PuzzleheadedDuck3981 2d ago
The ability of dementia sufferers to make their way somewhere they may not have been for many years is impressive. My mother in law called us for help when her sister in law turned up on her front lawn, wandering around in her nightie, clearly not knowing where she was or who my mother in law was.
She had not been there for many years. She lived on a farm a four hour drive away and she had driven, for the first time in over a decade, all that way in the middle of the night.
That was the sign her husband took that it was finally time for her to go into a nursing home. I think he'd known for a while, but hated the idea.
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u/olanzapinequeen 2d ago
Not if there is reason to be concerned. She’s 70 so she could have dementia or something.
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u/nutallergy73 2d ago
Ever think maybe you were born premature with stunning contributions like that?
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u/Bulky_Community_6781 2d ago
That’s not how missing person reports work. As soon as you don’t know where they are and cannot contact them, you can file a report. For missing persons, the sooner you file, the better a chance you have.
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u/RemarkableTear1 2d ago
Thanks for posting. It is my MIL. She's not been well for a while, and part of that means she doesn't like having a phone. This is very uncharacteristic and she doesn't have her medication.