A long-term patient who went missing from Riverview last week was found dead on the hospital grounds Monday morning, according to the Coquitlam RCMP.
Patricia Donna Reed was believed to have wandered away from the facility last Wednesday, when police asked for the public's assistance in locating the 59 year old.
The B.C. Coroner service will be conducting an autopsy but police said her death is not considered suspicious.
"We don't know the cause of the death but foul play is not suspected," said Coquitlam RCMP Const. Kristina Biro.
It was not the first time Reed had gone missing from Riverview but police said that each time she had left the facility she returned the same day or was located at her husband's residence.
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