Elderly Woman With Alzheimer’s Climbs Down Residential Building

Elderly Woman With Alzheimer’s Climbs Down Residential Building
A woman on the phone in front of a high-rise residential building. Anthony Wallace/AFP/Getty Images
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
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An elderly woman with Alzheimer’s was rescued, uninjured, after climbing out the window of her 14th story residence, all the way down to the fifth floor.

The 84-year-old woman, who was not named, descended the building by holding on to ladder-like structures that support air condition units, according to multiple media outlets. The incident occurred at a residential building in Chengdu City, China on April 25.

The Descent

The property manager of the building said the elderly woman stayed at home because she has Alzheimer’s disease.
Daniel Holl
Daniel Holl
China reporter
Daniel Holl is a Sacramento, California-based reporter, specializing in China-related topics. He moved to China alone and stayed there for almost seven years, learning the language and culture. He is fluent in Mandarin Chinese.
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