NEW YORK (1010 WINS) — A 46-year-old deaf woman who has been missing since Christmas Eve was found safe riding the subway Saturday, authorities said.
The Brooklyn woman, Samantha Primus, was reported missing after being released from a Queens hospital three weeks ago.
Primus, who is deaf, non-verbal and autistic, was at the Queens Hospital Center after she was found lying on the ground while en route to her mother’s home from her sister’s house.
The family hadn’t heard from Primus until her sister said she got a tip that Primus was riding the 1 train. Two good samaritans helped the family locate the woman at the Bowling Green station in lower Manhattan.
“She looked disoriented, tired, dehydrated,” Primus’ sister said. “She was all of these things, you know, she looked lost.”
Primus had apparently been surviving in the subway for three weeks, riding the trains. She was taken to Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for evaluation.
The family is now considering legal action against Queens Hospital Center. Their lawyer, Sanford Rubinstein, said the hospital didn't do its job.
“Clearly, Queens County Hospital did release a woman who cannot communicate who is autistic, who is deaf, who is mute into the street simply with a list of names of shelters, then they clearly not only were negligent, but also well uncaring, cruel and inhuman,” Rubinstein said.
In a statement, New York City Health + Hospitals said HIPAA regulations prevent them from discussing the details of the case.
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