Missing Nellie has stamina to travel

5:00pm Friday 11th May 2012 in News

Missing pensioner Nellie Herriott Missing pensioner Nellie Herriott

A hospital boss has added his voice to the hunt for missing pensioner Nellie Herriott.

Duncan Selbie, chief executive of Brighton and Sussex University Hospitals NHS Trust, highlighted her story in his weekly message to staff.

Nellie, 96 from Brighton, has been missing since April 25.

She is under five feet tall and very thin and frail looking.

She is also extremely hard of hearing, suffering from dementia and one of the lenses is missing from her glasses.

Police are continuing the hunt for Nellie but despite numerous calls from members of the public who think they may have seen her, none have been correct.

Mr Selbie said: “In many ways she sounds so very vulnerable and yet she also has the wherewithal and stamina to regularly travel all over Sussex by bus.

“I sincerely hope Nellie is found safe and well very soon.

“It would be easy to jump to the assumption that ‘someone’ should have been taking better care of her but for many older people, striking the balance between keeping them safe and well, and letting them continue to be the person they have always been, is not so straightforward.”

CCTV of Nellie at the BHS café:

CCTV of Nelllie on the 1A bus:

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Comments(4)

Wendywoodlandh says...
6:11pm Fri 11 May 12

As it is 17day,s since Nellie was seen taking in to account her dermentia, could she have gone to a place way back in her mind some way in Brighton ,I know it would be long shot , possible that the police can look at flat for idear,may be somthing ? Yes ?

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rolivan says...
6:20pm Fri 11 May 12

She has been missing nearly 3 weeks has she been accessing her pension. How has she been surviving no report from the Police about this at all.

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D360 says...
10:09am Sat 12 May 12

rolivan wrote:
She has been missing nearly 3 weeks has she been accessing her pension. How has she been surviving no report from the Police about this at all.
No report from the Police?

They are releasing info on an almost daily basis, posters are popping up all about town, Nellie has been on BBC news a number of times and the police have release the CCTV above. Really if you have nothing useful to add to this unfortunate tale then keep quiet

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snowflakes26 says...
11:04pm Sat 12 May 12

i hope they find her i have been on the look out wen im out

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