An elderly man who went missing last evening was found unconscious and rushed to the hospital in serious condition after he was located by officers in Wauconda Tuesday morning.
The Wauconda Police Department responded around 5:08 a.m. Tuesday to the 300 block of Larkdale Row for a report of a missing person.
Wauconda Police Department Public Information Officer Heather Cognac said an elderly man with dementia went missing from his residence.
The 77-year-old man was last seen at his home at 11:38 p.m. Monday wearing only shorts, a t-shirt and a blanket wrapped around his body.
Video footage was reviewed and officers confirmed the man had left his residence and was traveling southbound, Cognac said.
The Wauconda Police Department said they immediately reached out to Red Center dispatch to request the K9 and Drone Search and Rescue Strike Team.
Officers conducted a thorough grid search south of the victim’s home before the canines and drones arrived.
Officers located the missing man unconscious but still breathing around 7 a.m., Cognac said.
He was lying in a tree line near a creek on the west side of Larkdale Row.
Cognac said officers administered lifesaving aid while paramedics arrived at the scene.
The victim was transported to Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital in Barrington where he remains in serious condition.
“If it were not for the teamwork, highly trained, and dedicated efforts of our police officers, this victim would not have been found alive,” Wauconda Police Chief David Wermes said.
“The victim and his family are in our thoughts and prayers as we hope for a swift and full recovery,” Wermes said.