Mary Mickeyook, Inuk woman missing in Montreal, found in local hospital
60-year-old had no ID when she was admitted to Hôtel-Dieu with burned face
Montreal police have confirmed that Mary Mickeyook, a 60-year-old woman from Kuujjuarapik, Que., who was reported missing, has been found at a local hospital.
Police found Mickeyook at the Hôtel-Dieu hospital on Thursday morning. She had been admitted to the hospital without identification after being badly burned in a fire.
Mickeyook travelled to Montreal last week for medical treatment but did not show up for her scheduled surgery on June 12.
Alan Gull, an outreach worker with the Montreal Native Friendship Centre who works closely with the Montreal police on cases of missing aboriginal people, said Mickeyook's family was "extremely ecstatic" to hear she had been found.
"I was emotional myself, that's how happy I was," he said.
Her son-in-law Albert Mianscum says all her belongings including her bank card were found in her room at the Atwater YMCA where Nunavik patients stay while in Montreal for medical treatment.
Police say she was carrying no identification when she was admitted to Hôtel-Dieu. Her face was partially burned and she was not able to speak because of her injuries.
Police say her injuries are not life-threatening.