Missing patient found safe after police search
POLICE have found a man who sparked a missing person alert when he walked out of a hospital without being discharged by a doctor.
Officers on the ground and the South Wales Police helicopter had been involved in the search for the man on Thursday.
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Morriston Hospital
There were concerns for his welfare.
But the search was called off later that night when the man was found safe and well.
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It is understood the man left Swansea's Morriston Hospital after going outside to have a cigarette.
An Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board spokeswoman said because the man left Morriston Hospital before he was discharged by a doctor they told both security and the police.
A South Wales Police spokesman said: "The man missing from the Morriston area on Thursday was found safe and well that night."
An Abertawe Bro Morgannwg University Health Board spokeswoman added: "We can confirm a patient left one of our hospitals of their own free will on Wednesday.
"Because the patient left before being discharged by a doctor we informed security and the police. "This is completely normal as it is important to locate the patient and carry out a welfare check."
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