IL - Missing hospital patient's frozen body found on roof - WAUKEGAN, 1/23/2025

[Clearsky]

Chelsea Adolphus: Missing woman dies after body found on Waukegan hospital roof

A 28-year-old woman died after her body was found on the roof of a local hospital two days after going missing.

www.fox32chicago.com

• A 28-year-old woman, Chelsea Adolphus, died after her body was found on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan two days after going missing.

 

[mlhenn]

Woman Spent Nearly 7 Hours on Medical Clinic Roof Before She Was Found and Resuscitation Attempts Began: Coroner

Chelsea Adolphus, a patient at an Illinois medical center, was pronounced dead 14 hours after being found unresponsive on the hospital's roof. Now officials are shedding more light on what happened.

people.com

The coroner, who couldn't disclose the reason why Adolphus had been admitted due to the ongoing investigation, said that around 2 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 23, Adolphus left her room — and she wasn't discovered for nearly seven hours, when she was found on the hospital's rooftop at 8:45 a.m. wearing only her hospital gown

 

[mlhenn]

Woman found on Waukegan hospital roof dies, coroner says cause was hypothermia

New details were released after a woman died after being found unresponsive on the roof of a Waukegan hospital.

abc7chicago.com

It's not clear how she got on the roof of Vista Medical Center. Investigators said the door to the roof locked from the outside.

Hospital staff attempted to resuscitate her for 14 hours, until she was pronounced dead around 11 p.m., according to Banek.

 

[dms]

Fourteen hours!? That’s insane.

 

[Bigditch]

Horrible.

 

[bombardier]

Fourteen hours!? That’s insane.

as the old adage goes, ''youre not dead until youre warm and dead''...they probably waited until her body temp was back to normal before removing her from supportive care, and she still didn't respond. very tragic situation.
all the hospitals ive been in have a good amount of cameras, both inside and outside, hopefully they can capture how she accessed the roof, and make changes to make future patients safer...

 

[Bigditch]

as the old adage goes, ''youre not dead until youre warm and dead''...they probably waited until her body temp was back to normal before removing her from supportive care, and she still didn't respond. very tragic situation.
all the hospitals ive been in have a good amount of cameras, both inside and outside, hopefully they can capture how she accessed the roof, and make changes to make future patients safer...

Well said.