CHICAGO: A woman is suing American Airlines after her father, who suffers from dementia, went missing before boarding a flight from New York to Haiti.
Last January, Keraphline Dupuy escorted her father Josaphat to La Guardia airport in New York to catch a flight to Haiti.
Despite his young age, 53-year-old Josaphat Dupuy is a dementia sufferer.
Arriving at the airport at 4 am in the morning, Keraphline made sure to request wheelchair service for her dad. She also made sure to tell staff her father had dementia and he should not be left unattended at any time.
An alarmed Keraphline returned to La Guardia after learning her dad had not reached his destination. But Josaphat was not at the airport. A review of security footage by the Port Authority Police Department found the man never crossed security or made it to the gate.
The following morning NYPD found the man’s luggage and passport abandoned in an alley in Brooklyn. As Keraphline started fearing the worse, news broke her dad had been spotted wandering 25 miles from the airport. He was immediately taken to the hospital where he spent two weeks in intensive care to recover from prolonged exposure to freezing temperatures…