A man is missing - 90-year-olds locked in church - SOS call by bell
With the church bell ringing, a resident of a senior home reported missing drew the attention of the police and alerted them. The 90-year-old man had not returned to the home as agreed after attending an event at the Luther Church in Apolda, in the middle of Thuringia, according to the police report. Despite extensive searches with six patrol cars, the home resident could not be found.
Unexpectedly, at around 3:15 am, the church bells rang. The shift leader of the police station was surprised and immediately dispatched officers to investigate the church. They heard a male voice behind the church door. After the called-in pastor opened the church, the officers were able to bring the man back to his lodgings. He explained that he had accidentally been locked in. After a long search, he had finally found the caretaker of the church bell and managed to turn it on.
- In the nursing home, the man's concerned family members had set up an alarm system for his safety, but it remained unused during the incident.
- The missing resident was a resident of a nursing home located in Apolda, a town in the German state of Thuringia.
- Upon returning to the senior home, the man was met with concern from the staff and fellow residents, who had also been notified of the Emergency situation.
- When questioned by the police about the incident, the man expressed his gratitude for the quick response, confirming that he was indeed a resident of a nursing home in Germany.
