Juneau person who had been believed to be missing on Saturday in Riverview Senior Living was found alive in the attic of the facility this morning.
Alaska State Trooper Luke Lemieux said Riverview staff discovered 58-year old Nathan Wilder Bishop, who suffers from dementia and Parkinson’s disease in the attic just after noon. Staff went to the attic for help with an issue with the mechanical system.
“I’m very happy,” Lemieux said Monday.
Lemieux stated that there wasn’t any security footage to demonstrate the way Bishop reached the attic, or if Bishop left the facility at any time. Bishop lives of the building.
It’s a span style=”font-weight 400 ;”>”He could have needed to climb the ladder, then unlock a latch or two doors through the ceiling,” Lemieux said. “We’re grateful that somebody was able to find his .”
Lemieux stated that Bishop appeared to be unharmed when his staff spotted him.
Bishop has been reported missing since the weekend. He was last seen around 5 p.m. the same day.
Police issued a Silver alert for Bishop the Saturday. Lemieux stated that first responders began the search at 7 p.m. on the evening of the incident with the assistance of SEADOGS which is a local unit consisting of dogs for search. On the Saturday of this week, Juneau Mountain Rescue and 77 volunteers from the community were searching in the Mendenhall Valley, including the Nugget Mall, Fritz Cove Road and University of Alaska Southeast campus.
This morning, SEADOGS along with Juneau Mountain Rescue concentrated in on Brotherhood Bridge Trail until Bishop was found.
