PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth man with memory problems who went missing on Tuesday was found dead after four days of searching.
Police announced that 69-year-old Rodney Riviello was found dead outside in Plymouth on Saturday afternoon.
“We are devastated by the loss of our father and father. This entire ordeal has been extremely difficult and unbelievable,” the Riviello family said in a statement.
The family thanked Plymouth police and volunteers for their work to find Riviello.
“We will never be able to thank you enough.”
Riviello family
Missing after leaving hospital on Tuesday
Riviello went missing around 11:15 a.m. Tuesday after being released from Beth Israel Plymouth Hospital. The fire brigade dropped him off after he suffered a head injury. His family said he did not have a phone or wallet with him and they were not informed.
His children believe he was taking his daily morning walk when he fell and was found by two women who called 911. Beth Israel told the family he may have broken his nose, but released him after a few hours.
Riviello also suffered from memory problems due to mini-strokes.
“They wanted to give him stitches, which he refused,” Norris said. “His appearance could be wrong. And they saw the damage done to his brain from the strokes, so they knew he had a mental disability. Our focus is on getting him home and in the long run We make sure this happens.” doesn’t happen to other families.”
His family offered one A $5,000 reward on Friday for any information leading to his safe return.
