NV - Missing Las Vegas man died alone because hospital gave him fake name instead of John Doe, Jul 2023

[GuyfromCanada]

LAS VEGAS (KLAS) — A Las Vegas woman says she could not find her brother, who failed to return home, in part because the hospital where paramedics took him after he collapsed gave him a fake name.

Clifford Allen, 60, died on July 27 at MountainView Hospital, the Clark County coroner’s office confirmed to Nexstar’s KLAS.

“I could have been there to hold his hand,” Allen’s sister, Lavonne Brubeck, told KLAS. “I could have called him by his name.”

Allen and Brubeck lived together in the northwest valley. She said he became her best friend and companion after her husband’s death more than 10 years ago.

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What an awful and sad situation.

 

[LadyL]

“People saw him, and nobody responded to that,” Brubeck said. “It was 115 degrees that day and he was laying in full sun, and nobody called it in.”

Sometime during those eight hours, someone stole Allen’s wallet, identification and oxygen tank, Brubeck said. A clerk at a nearby store would later call paramedics when she realized the man, later identified as Allen, had not moved.

“They didn’t even leave him with a player’s card with his name on it – nothing,” Brubeck said.

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this is reprehensible

does anyone know what a 'players card' is?

 

[ifindedout]

does anyone know what a 'players card' is?

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[swanniee11]

“People saw him, and nobody responded to that,” Brubeck said. “It was 115 degrees that day and he was laying in full sun, and nobody called it in.”

Sometime during those eight hours, someone stole Allen’s wallet, identification and oxygen tank, Brubeck said. A clerk at a nearby store would later call paramedics when she realized the man, later identified as Allen, had not moved.

“They didn’t even leave him with a player’s card with his name on it – nothing,” Brubeck said.

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this is reprehensible

does anyone know what a 'players card' is?

This is so sad. I think a players card has something to do with gambling and has your name on it like a credit card.

 

[LadyL]

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I don't understand. Why would anyone put a gambling card with a passed out body?

ETA: never mind I get it now - he must've had that card in his wallet which they stole

 

[ifindedout]

I don't understand. Why would anyone put a gambling card with a passed out/dead body?

I don't quite understand either. It may just be a figure of speech peculiar to Vegas and maybe other gambling locales. MOO

 

[swanniee11]

Having one of those cards may be a normal thing in Nevada. I'm not sure. So for the sister to say he didn't have his could mean something important. IMO

 

[Gemmie]

I don't understand. Why would anyone put a gambling card with a passed out body?

ETA: never mind I get it now - he must've had that card in his wallet which they stole

IMO It's because they took his wallet, and all his ID, and "didn't even leave him with a player's card" (he was found in Vegas). A player's card would at least have his real name on it, so he wouldn't end up in the hospital as a John Doe, or worse... with a made up name so his sister couldn't locate him.

Sometime during those eight hours, someone stole Allen’s wallet, identification and oxygen tank, Brubeck said. A clerk at a nearby store would later call paramedics when she realized the man, later identified as Allen, had not moved.

“They didn’t even leave him with a player’s card with his name on it – nothing,” Brubeck said.

Missing Las Vegas man died alone because hospital gave him fake name instead of 'John Doe,' sister says

A Las Vegas woman could not find her brother, who failed to return home, in part because the hospital where paramedics took him after he collapsed gave him a fake name.

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