Elderly man missing near Terrace Avenue with oxygen needs, Jersey City NJ
Missing PersonAn 80-year-old man with a pulmonary condition needing oxygen has been reported missing near Terrace Avenue. He was last seen the previous night. His oxygen tanks were left at home, but he took his keys, wallet, and hearing aids. Police have checked local hospitals and available cameras but have not found him.
Audio|Source: Jersey City Police
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Transcript:
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First state says his eight-year-old father, (name withheld), lives with him over at this location, and he's stayed in the living room.
00:09
Last seen at zero hundred hours last night, reported this morning at 0.730.
00:15
It seems like he suffers from a pulmonary condition and depends on being hooked up to an oxygen tank.
00:23
Right now,
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the oxygen tanks are still at the home.
00:27
And it seems like he may have walked off in the middle of the night.
00:32
Seems like he took his keys, wallet,
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and hearing aids, but the oxygen tanks are still here.
00:37
There are cameras across the street, but we're not able to make contact with the owners.
00:41
It's notified a boss.
00:44
This missing male has never done this before.
00:49
Yeah, Sergeant, I got that.
00:52
Just make the notification to missing persons, please.
00:55
See if they can help us out.
00:57
Let them know what we've done.
00:58
We've checked the cab.
00:59
We've checked the hospitals.
01:01
There's cameras.
01:03
See if they can help us out, please.
01:07
See if they can help us out, please.
01:12
See, at Andrew Reg that our MS for me.
01:15
Let me already.
01:16
Please, sir.
01:19
The victim 77, Sierra Whiskey.
01:22
The last letter, or number?
01:34
277, Sierra Whiskey, Victor.
01:40
Okay, receive, I'll touch it.
01:47
Missing person on the air, social support.
01:54
Stop the whole floor.
01:56
I think President, just to notify you of a missing 80-year-old male at near Terrace Avenue, resides with the son, his son last saw him yesterday at 2,200 hours.
02:05
He does have a heart condition where he needs to stay on oxygen.
02:09
We did call the local hospitals and he's not admitted to any of them.
02:13
There are cameras in the area.
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He left the oxygen tanks behind.
02:21
There's cameras across the street and he's never done this before.
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Does he have a phone with him, charged?
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Location mentioned:
Near Terrace Ave, Jersey City, NJ 07307
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