Molalla firefighters assist in rescue of lost 86-year-old man
1 Comments Published by Pioneer Staff on Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at 8:57 PM.
By Abby Sewell
Molalla Pioneer
Molalla Fire Department assisted Clackamas and Marion County Search and Rescue teams in the rescue of an 86-year-old McMinnville man with Alzheimers today.
Jack McNally, whose daughter filed a missing person report with the McMinnville police yesterday, was discovered about 8:30 this morning by a construction crew working on a new road for the Oregon Department of Forestry, 28 miles southeast of downtown Molalla.
MFD paramedic Clint Shaver, who responded to the scene, said McNally had evidently spent the night outside and had cuts on his hands, arms and knees. He was conscious but unable to explain how he ended up wandering down the road or what happened to his car.
"He knew his name and his address, but that's about all," Shaver said.
When McNally was found, Shaver said, he was wearing only a light polo shirt, jeans, socks and slippers. Upon discovering the missing man, construction workers from the Silverton-based Dennis Maulding Construction company wrapped him in an emergency blanket and various articles of clothing.
Although McNally did not appear to have any serious injuries, emergency personnel had him transported by LifeFlight to a local hospital.
McNally apparently left his house yesterday morning intending to visit his wife in the hospital in Newberg.
"He was really lucky, because the foreman of the construction crew said they literally tossed a coin whether to go to Molalla to work that day or to Forest Grove," Shaver said.
As of press time, McNally's car, a tan Mercury Marquis, had not been found.
Molalla Pioneer
Molalla Fire Department assisted Clackamas and Marion County Search and Rescue teams in the rescue of an 86-year-old McMinnville man with Alzheimers today.
Jack McNally, whose daughter filed a missing person report with the McMinnville police yesterday, was discovered about 8:30 this morning by a construction crew working on a new road for the Oregon Department of Forestry, 28 miles southeast of downtown Molalla.
MFD paramedic Clint Shaver, who responded to the scene, said McNally had evidently spent the night outside and had cuts on his hands, arms and knees. He was conscious but unable to explain how he ended up wandering down the road or what happened to his car.
"He knew his name and his address, but that's about all," Shaver said.
When McNally was found, Shaver said, he was wearing only a light polo shirt, jeans, socks and slippers. Upon discovering the missing man, construction workers from the Silverton-based Dennis Maulding Construction company wrapped him in an emergency blanket and various articles of clothing.
Although McNally did not appear to have any serious injuries, emergency personnel had him transported by LifeFlight to a local hospital.
McNally apparently left his house yesterday morning intending to visit his wife in the hospital in Newberg.
"He was really lucky, because the foreman of the construction crew said they literally tossed a coin whether to go to Molalla to work that day or to Forest Grove," Shaver said.
As of press time, McNally's car, a tan Mercury Marquis, had not been found.
Thank you to our brave Molalla firefighters!!!!