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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rachel Dobkin

Woman, 91, found playing video games after missing welfare check

  • A 91-year-old woman from Westlake, Ohio, was found safe by police after missing her daily welfare check calls.
  • She is enrolled in the city's 'Are You Okay?' program, which provides daily check-ins for vulnerable residents.
  • Police were dispatched to her home after she failed to answer calls from the program and her daughter, prompting concern.
  • Officers gained entry to her home and discovered her in her bedroom, engrossed in playing a 'bubble pop' video game.
  • The woman had missed the calls because she was attempting to beat her personal record in the game.

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91-year-old woman found safe after alert triggers police welfare check: ‘She’s playing video games in her bedroom’

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