美國佛羅里達州一名83歲患有阿茲海默症的老翁,從療養院房間離奇失蹤,數小時後被發現陳屍於院內的步入式冷凍庫。家屬對事件感到震驚與悲痛,要求當局徹查真相。
William Eugene Ray, a vulnerable memory care resident, was found dead in his assisted living facility's walk in freezer. This can only result from a series of stacked failures at the ALF. Our FL assisted living facility negligence attorney's analysis:https://t.co/D1oaVdwbBS
— Senior Justice Law Firm (@Senior__Justice) October 12, 2025
患阿茲海默症 入住照護療養院
83歲的威廉·尤金·雷(William Eugene Ray)是一名海軍退伍軍人,因出現阿茲海默症狀,女兒克莉絲汀·斯賓塞(Kristen Spencer)為讓他得到全天候照顧,於2025年5月安排他入住佛州特里尼蒂(Trinity) Memory Care療養院。
An 83-year-old man was found deceased in a walk-in freezer at an assisted living facility in Trinity, #Florida. The man, identified as William Eugene Ray and reportedly exhibiting signs of dementia, was discovered after his daughter Kristen Spencer. She first noticed his absence… pic.twitter.com/Kr2uNVjTqo
— The Honey Badger (@thbnews_) October 11, 2025
8旬患者離奇從房間失蹤
為隨時關注父親狀況,克莉絲汀在父親房間安裝了監視器。然而在9月26日,她查看監視器時發現父親不在房內。追查紀錄顯示,威廉自前一晚凌晨12時30分起床後便未返回房間。
83-year-old Navy Reserve veteran William Eugene Ray was found inside a walk-in freezer at the Waverly Assisted Living facility after going missing for hours. https://t.co/pDgcoHR9FD
— Fox 4 News (@Fox4Now) October 10, 2025
冷凍庫內尋獲遺體
克莉絲汀立即通知母親及療養院。幾小時後,療養院工作人員在院內的步行式冷凍庫中發現威廉的遺體。警方表示,當天早上8時左右接報,將男子送醫後宣告不治。初步調查指事件屬意外,無他殺嫌疑。
佛州療養院八旬翁失蹤,離奇陳屍冷凍庫 家屬悲痛求真相。資料圖片
家屬促查討公道
家屬悲痛表示:「我們需要答案,怎麼會發生這種事?如果我們沒有主動聯繫機構,他們何時才會發現他?」家屬希望相關部門採取行動,確保類似悲劇不再發生。事件亦引發社會對療養院安全管理措施的關注,家屬正尋求法律途徑查明真相。