A missing Hatboro woman who was found unresponsive at the North Wales Train Station early Thursday morning has died.
According to North Wales Borough Police Chief Mike Eves, the 67-year-old woman was pronounced dead at Jefferson University Hospital Thursday evening. Eves said the Philadelphia Medical Examiner performed an autopsy following the woman’s passing, and listed the manner of death as natural and the cause of death as a massive stroke due to hypertension.
Police were dispatched to the 400 block of School Street at 5:48 a.m. on Sept. 5 for a report of a medical emergency. Upon arrival, police found the 67-year-old woman unresponsive with severe head trauma. Her vehicle was located 50 yards away, police said.
Eves told North Penn Now that the woman revealed no signs of a struggle or defensive wounds, and nothing suspicious was found at the scene. The woman was then airlifted from a field at North Wales Elementary, and taken to Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia where she was listed in critical condition.
The ensuing investigation revealed that the woman had been reported missing in Hatboro on Wednesday evening. During interviews with the woman’s family members, police learned that she had several serious ongoing medical issues, and had recently complained of confusion and headaches.
“It appears that the victim became confused, left the residence, and ended up at the train station disoriented,” said Eves, in an interview with North Penn Now. “She apparently fell at some point, striking the back of her head on a hard surface. The woman’s vehicle was located on the outbound side of the station, approximately 50 yards from the victim.”
Eves said that there was no evidence of a crime, and police believe the incident is an “unfortunate medical event.” In a follow up conversation, Eves added that “the injury to the back of the head was most likely caused when she suffered the stroke.”
The initial call was covered by members of the Upper Gwynedd Township Police Department, until units from the Pennsylvania State Police Skippack Barracks arrived on scene. Members of the North Wales Borough Police Department, Hatboro Township Police Department, North Penn Volunteer Fire Company and Volunteer Medical Service Corps of Lansdale assisted at the scene and contributed to the investigation.
The woman’s name is being withheld, as there was no criminal element to the incident.
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