Hospital finds body of missing patient

cologne - A 74-year-old critically ill patient for more than one week was missing in the University Hospital of Cologne, was found Wednesday by an employee died in a technical area. He is there probably fallen and deceased.

The man who had, among other orientation problems, disappeared on February 20 from his room and hospital feared he had gone into confused state outside for a walk, wearing only T-shirt and underpants. An extensive search, which included police and helicopter and a tracking dog were deployed, did not succeed.

Wednesday discovered an employee of the hospital, the corpse of the man. An autopsy should reveal the cause of death.