The Alzheimer patient who went missing in Malatya has been found dead.

The Alzheimer patient who went missing in Malatya has been found dead.

09.12.2025 11:56

An 80-year-old man named Hasan Yaşar, who suffered from Alzheimer's, was found dead in a grassy area near his home in the Darende district of Malatya. His relatives had reported him missing.

An 80-year-old Alzheimer patient, Hasan Yaşar, who was reported missing in the Darende district of Malatya, was found dead in a grassy area near his home. The incident occurred on December 7 in the İbrahimpaşa neighborhood. Relatives of the Alzheimer patient reported the situation to the 112 Emergency Call Center after they could not reach him.

Alzheimer patient missing in Malatya found dead

FOUND IN A GRASSY AREA NEAR HIS HOME

Police, gendarmerie, UMKE, and AFAD teams were dispatched to the area. Teams that started search operations around the house found Yaşar dead in a grassy area 600 meters away from his home yesterday evening. Yaşar's lifeless body was taken to the Forensic Medicine Institute morgue for an autopsy. An investigation into the incident is ongoing.

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