Elderly man dies after being missing for 3 days
The 83 year old was found in a critical condition yesterday near Bishopbriggs
An elderly man who was found in a wood three days after he went missing has died in hospital.
Henry Patterson, 83, from Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, was discovered on Thursday in a densely wooded area near to the Forth and Clyde Canal.
The pensioner, who had dementia and was reported missing on Monday, was taken by ambulance to Glasgow Royal Infirmary in a critical condition.
Mr Patterson later died at the hospital, Police Scotland confirmed.
Inspector Duncan Evans said: "Our thoughts, the thoughts of those in the local community and all those who shared our appeals for information, will no doubt be with the family of Mr Patterson."