Man Disappeared From Hospital
(NJE. Press Association) DUNEDIN, November 27. A man who disappeared from bis bed in the Cromwell Public Hospital early yesterday morning was found nearly 20 hours later still in his pyjamas and shoes. His disappearance set off an extensive search in which 90 people and the police dog Arko took part. The man, Dennis Edward Coats, aged about 30, had been admitted to the hospital for observation with possible concussion. He was found by employees of the Roaring Meg powerhouse, nine miles from the hospital, when he walked into the powerhouse at 10 p.m.
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Press, Volume C, Issue 29682, 28 November 1961, Page 12
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