'Severely disabled' Washington woman found after 9 days inside towed car in freezing weather
A "severely disabled" Washington woman was left abandoned in a towed car in freezing temperatures for nine days by her mother, as per police. The woman was last seen on February 5, when her mom walked away, leaving her inside a car parked at a gas station in Kent. The woman whose name is not disclosed is said to be 28-years-old.
Kent police department in a press release said, the woman's sister called them saying her adult sister, whom she described as "severely disabled", had not been seen since earlier in the month. Shortly, the police in their investigations found that the woman was last seen on February 5 when her 45-year-old mother parked her car at a gas station in Kent and then walked away leaving her daughter inside.
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The police also found that the parked vehicle at the gas station in Kent had been privately towed at the request of the gas station personnel to Skyway towing lot in Burian. The police contacted the Skyway towing lot and asked them about the vehicles that had been towed in the earlier week. The tow company workers checked the cars and found the woman inside.
The Kent police said, "She had been inside the car for nine days alone in the tow yard during near freezing weather". The police requested medical aid for the woman, whom the King County Sheriff's Office and King County Fire found in "serious medical condition." The disabled woman was transported to a hospital immediately for treatment and her condition is not known.
Bonafacio Pauza of Skyway Towing in Burien said Kent police had called them regarding a missing woman. Pauza said they were asked about the vehicle that they had towed nine days earlier and when they searched the car, they found the missing woman inside. "That call saved her life," Pauza said. "We sent one of our drivers out, he unlocks the car and had to go through it. She was laying in the backseat and had a whole bunch of clothes and stuff on top of her." Pauza also said that it is common for the company to tow vehicles without getting into them and in this case, when his driver looked into the windows, he didn't see anyone.
The investigation of the case is ongoing and it is not known if the Kent police had filed any charges so far. Police Chief Rafael Padilla issued a statement saying, "We are extremely relieved that we were able to locate and rescue the victim. " Padilla added, "If not for the efforts of our Officers and the support of King County Sheriffs and Fire, this incident would likely have ended in tragedy."