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Missing Bridgeport Woman Dies
A missing elderly woman was found alive but later died.
BRIDGEPORT, CT — An 84-year-old woman who was missing for a week has been found but later died. Teresa Zangrilli suffered from Alzheimer's disease and diabetes.
Police said in a statement that Zangrilli was unresponsive when she was located at 11:30 a.m. Sunday in a patch of woods behind an office building at 12 Cambridge Drive, a business park on the Trumbull/Bridgeport town line.
It is approximately 1.5 miles away from where she went missing at the Price Rite supermarket on Upper Main Street on Oct. 18.
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Zangrilli was transported by ambulance to St. Vincent's Hospital, where she was pronounced deceased at 12:27 p.m.
She was found by a Bridgeport resident who was volunteering to search for her.
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The Connecticut State Office of the Chief Medical Examiner will be conducting an autopsy. The investigation into her death is continuing.
She went missing Oct. 18 and a Silver Alert was issued. A wide-ranging search for Zangrilli was executed on foot, using police dogs, and via helicopter, according to The Connecticut Post.
U P D A T E When Teresa Zangrilli was found she was very weak. Medics and doctors were unsuccessful at life saving efforts.
— Bridgeport Police (@bptpolice) October 25, 2020
F O U N D ! Teresa Zangrilli has been found alive. She is currently being transported to the hospital. BPD will have further info after medics assess Teresa and have details about her disappearance. #grateful #silveralert #nevergiveuphope pic.twitter.com/VVTfvB8zpV
— Bridgeport Police (@bptpolice) October 25, 2020
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