Crime & Safety

Suicidal Patient Escapes From Elmhurst Hospital, Found Inside House

The woman was committed to Elmhurst Hospital again after she was found, police said.

A suicidal patient escaped from Elmhurst Hospital and ran through backyards before she was found in a house and returned to the facility, police said.

The woman got out of the hospital about 4:30 p.m. Friday, police said.

"A call went out for a patient who walked away from Elmhurst Hospital and threatened to kill herself," police said.

Officers reportedly were told the woman was "last seen wearing blue/green hospital gown and socks and running (north) through the backyards," police said.

At some point, a man reportedly alerted police that the woman was in his house.

"She was returned to the hospital as she was there on an involuntary committal," police said.

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