Buffalo Township man with dementia found after search died of hypothermia
A Buffalo Township man who was found by searchers late Tuesday after going missing earlier in the evening died of of hypothermia, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office.
Dennis Fester, 74, who suffered from dementia, went missing Tuesday. His wife, Sally Fester, said her husband went for a walk and did not return.
More than 220 volunteers participated in the search for Fester, which began around 6 p.m., according to the South Buffalo Volunteer Fire Department.
Fester was located near Route 356 and Winfield Road around 10 p.m., Buffalo Township police said.
He was flown by emergency helicopter to Allegheny General Hospital, police said. The medical examiner’s office said he was pronounced dead there at 12:08 a.m.
The Festers’ home is in the Sarver’s Mill housing development off Sarver Road.
The areas searched included the Butler-Freeport Community Trail and areas toward Lernerville Speedway, according to his wife.
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