Hero State Trooper Finds Missing Elderly Man with Alzheimer’s And Carries Him To Safety [Video]

• A Maine state trooper found an 82-year-old man with Alzheimer’s in a ditch on the side of the road last week.
• State troopers responded to a report of an elderly man that had wandered away from home.
• The dash camera captured trooper Tyler Harrington finding the elderly man and carrying him across the road back to his vehicle. 

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A dash camera captured the moment when a state trooper carried an 82-year-old man after finding him in a ditch during a winter storm in Maine.

According to Maine State Police, they were responding to a report about a missing elderly man who had Alzheimer’s disease. The octogenarian, Bernard Perry, had wandered away from his home in Vassalboro around 5 a.m. on December 23.

Authorities began to search for him and received a report from a town plow driver who saw Bernard earlier during the storm.

One of the responding troopers, Tyler Harrington, located Bernard in a ditch along Mudget Hill Road. Bernard was suffering from severe hypothermia and frostbite.

Tyler carried him to the cruiser and put him inside the warm vehicle. Paramedics arrived within a few minutes. Tyler once again wrapped his arms around the elderly man, lifted him, and carried him. Bernard was unable to walk on his own after being caught in the snow storm.

“We are grateful Bernard Perry was found in a timely manner and is recuperating,” according to a statement by Maine State Police. “We are also thankful for Trooper Harrington, Maine State Police Troopers, and all Law Enforcement Officers in Maine who do an exceptional job protecting the citizens of Maine and all those who visit our great state.” to the ambulance.

Bernard was taken to Maine General Hospital, where police said he is recovering from his injuries.

Source: Fox13 News