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Missing hospital man found dead beside car
December 13, 2010
AN ELDERLY?man who disappeared after attending an appointment at Guildford’s Royal Surrey County Hospital during the heavy snow at the end of last month has been found dead.
The body of 87-year-old Eric Burley was found next to his car in the extensive grounds of an unoccupied house in Ewhurst, near Cranleigh,?on Saturday, December 11.
A member of the public who was checking on the house in Peaslake Road found Mr Burley at around 3.20pm. Both police and the ambulance service attended the scene.
Mr Burley, a retired journalist from Ewhurst, had been missing for a week and a half after going to hospital on the afternoon of Tuesday, November 30.
An extensive search was launched, with officers particularly concerned for his welfare due to the adverse weather conditions.
The death is not being treated as suspicious.
Detective Inspector Adam Colwood said: "We would like to thank the public and the media for their assistance with the search for Mr Burley."
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