Found Deceased IN - Zachariah "Wayne" Lee, 86, alzheimers, Porter County, 9 Nov 2019

[JerseyGirl]

Wayne Lee is believed to have left his residence, located in area of 100 S/600 W., on foot at around 1:30 a.m. Saturday. He is 5’6”, 176 lbs, with white hair and and blue eyes.

Lee is believed to be wearing no shoes, along with navy dress pants, a blue long-sleeved dress shirt and a tan winter coat.

Silver Alert issued for missing Northwest Indiana man with Alzheimer’s disease

 

[rainynights]

Porter County Sheriff's Office

The Porter County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 86 year-old Porter Township resident with Alzheimer’s disease, Zachariah “Wayne” Lee. [...]

Mr. Lee is believed to have left his residence on foot at approximately 1:30 a.m. this morning in the area of 100 S / 600 W. Local area hospitals have been checked with negative results and he does not have a cell phone. [...]

@PorterCountySheriff on Twitter

 

[mlhenn]

UPDATE: Search continues for missing 86-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease

Zachariah "Wayne" Lee has Alzheimer's disease and dementia.

Helicopters and drones scoured the Region on Saturday in search of an 86-year-old man who is believed to be on foot with no shoes on.

Throughout the day, three counties worked in tandem to locate Lee. Porter County Search and Rescue, District 1 Search and Rescue, a Lake County Sheriff's helicopter and the Jasper County Sheriff's drone team have been out en force trying to find the elderly man.

 

[mlhenn]

UPDATE: Search continues for missing 86-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease

**the man's home is in the area of Porter Township near Lake Eliza off State Road 2.

 

[Moonracer]

Sadly, terrible winter weather hitting there now.

 

[rainynights]

86-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease still missing, believed to be in danger

Family members said Zachariah "Wayne" Lee has Alzheimer's disease and dementia and is often confused about where he is.

[MA], Lee's granddaughter, said the man evaded the house's alarms and locks and slipped out after everyone went to bed.

She thinks he may have memories of his home living in Kentucky as a kid. He has property out there that he used to visit every year until my grandparents health got too bad.

[...] [KL] said she believes he was also wearing a black fedora hat.

 

[rainynights]

Family of missing 86-year-old man to search again Saturday
As cold days pass and an 86-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease remains missing, his family, accompanied by county police, will search for him.

[...]

[MA, Lee's granddaughter] asked people to join the search if possible and spread the word about her missing grandfather.

 

[mlhenn]

Family of missing 86-year-old man to search again Friday

Porter County Search and Rescue will arrive at the location at 8:30 a.m. and volunteers should arrive at 9 a.m. to be informed on routes and search plans.

Searchers should wear warm clothing, hiking boots and bright colors because it is hunting season. It was also cautioned that children should not come to the search because of the cold and potentially rugged terrain.

Lee is believed to have left his home in Porter Township on foot about 1:30 a.m. Saturday. The man evaded the house's alarms and locks and slipped out after everyone went to bed.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Prayers for Wayne and his family and all the SARS people and everyone out there searching.

 

[mlhenn]

Volunteers fan out to find missing 86-year old Hebron man suffering from Alzheimer’s

• upwards of 80 volunteers pitched in
• this search was similar to the others [to bring Mr Lee home]
•searched areas within the realm of where Lee could have possibly gone according to LE
•method of search was same as others except this time LE brought in K9s that are trained to find human remains unlike the K9s earlier that track live people.
• searchers didn’t find anything conclusive

His children said they just want answers, closure.

 

[mlhenn]

Volunteers fan out to find missing 86-year old Hebron man suffering from Alzheimer’s

•According to his son, his health steadily worsened over the last five years. This resulted in extra locks and alarms put on doors in the house.

•Mr Lee’s wife heard alarm go off at 1:30 am but stated everything looked OK; she believed he had closed a door in which he opened.
•A son stated he woke up around 3am and noticed the bathroom light on, but didn’t think much of it.
•By 5:30 am, they both noticed Mr Lee was missing.

LE encourages people who live in the immediate area of Zachariah Lee’s home to continue to search their land and scan any home surveillance video they might have for clues.

 

[Steelslady]

86-year-old man with Alzheimer's disease still missing, believed to be in danger

It is amazing how someone with Alzheimer's can figure out how to bypass alarms and find keys to open locks up, when sometimes they can't remember who their loves ones are or where they live.

Yet, they somehow do it. One of my uncles had it very bad. My poor cousin and her very patient husband, did everything that they could to provide a safe home for him. Yet somehow, my uncle would figure out combinations to locks, find hidden keys to the other locks, and bypass the alarms, even though they changed the code often and made sure to never set it in front of him!

My thoughts are with Zachariah and I hope he's found soon,and my thoughts go out to his family. It is so hard for families with a loved one with Alzheimer's living at home- you can never rest completely.

 

[mlhenn]

Porter County Sheriff's Office

Still listed as missing

 

[TatianaBarbie]

Porter County Sheriff's Office

Still listed as missing

Unfortunately, he is not only still listed as missing, but he is sadly still missing. In the comments, in a reply to a comment by "RJW," the self-identified youngest daughter of Zachariah, "BLH," gives a reply. If you look at BLH's FB page, she says Zachariah is still missing. Also, the PCSO has posted that they really will update the post if anything changes.

I have never seen so many relatives give comments/replies to a missing post from LE before. This man appears to be very loved, and very missed by his family. I hope he can be found soon, so that he can return to his family.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Bump

 

[mlhenn]

Porter County Sheriff's Office

Porter Co SO stated if he is found, they will update their post. PCSO has also responded to several comments asking if he’s been found. As of a month ago they’ve responded with unfortunately he is still missing.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Thanks very much @mlhenn still in my thoughts and prayers, heartbreaking . Appreciate the update even if it's status quo....

 

[PommyMommy]

MAR 17, 2021
Body of man missing since 2019 found in northern Indiana lake | wthr.com
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A Silver Alert was issued for Zachariah "Wayne" Lee on Nov. 9, 2019 when he was reported missing from his home in Hebron. According to The Times of Northwest Indiana, Lee's body was found Saturday in Lake Eliza in Valparaiso.

Sheriff's deputies and conservation officers were called to the lake to investigate a report of human remains that were found in the water.

[...]

Police do not believe foul play was involved in Lee's death.

 

[mlhenn]

Body found in lake identified as missing man with Alzheimer's disease, coroner says

March 17
On Wednesday the body found in the lake was identified as Zachariah “Wayne” Lee, said Porter County Sheriff's Cpl. Ben McFalls.

Around 2 p.m. Saturday authorities discovered his remains in Lake Eliza in the area of County Road 600 West, south of Division Road. The Porter County Sheriff’s Department and the Indiana Department of Natural Resources came to the area to investigate a report of human remains found in the lake.

 

[Luckyzmom]

Rest in Peace Mr.Lee, glad you can go home now to be properly laid to rest