The search is intensifying for Diane Huggins, a 59-year-old disabled Air Force veteran, who vanished after being spotted disoriented at a Chicago hotel. Huggins, who suffers from bipolar disorder, manic depression, and schizophrenia, went missing following a mishap with her flight connection at Chicago O'Hare Airport on her way from Maryland to Cleveland, Ohio.
After staff at the Chicago O’Hare Hilton Hotel observed Huggins in a confused state, she was swiftly transported to Resurrection Hospital. Even though she was treated and released, there has been "no contact with the missing person since," according to a statement from the Chicago Police Department.
Upon release from the hospital on January 7 at 8:30 hours, Huggins' whereabouts have become a mystery. Standing 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 200 pounds, she has brown eyes and hair and can be recognized by her reliance on hearing aids and a cane for mobility. Due to her condition, she is nearly completely deaf but is capable of reading lips.
Huggins, a resident of St. Georges County, Maryland, has a close family—her mother and sister—located in Akron, Ohio, whom she might have been trying to reach. She is also known to "to go to military bases," which might offer a clue to her possible movements, local authorities suggest. The Chicago Police Area Five SUV is asking anyone with information to urgently get in touch by calling 312-746-6554.
