Woman with dementia found safe after after wandering away from Rochester hospital

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A woman admitted to Strong Memorial Hospital with advanced dementia and who left the hospital has been found unharmed.

Emma Rogers had been admitted for treatment to the Elmwood Avenue facility when Rochester Police say she wandered away from her room around 6 p.m. Friday.

The approximately 84-year-old woman was found safe hours later, though police did not say where.