Found Safe OR - Demi Helenius, 23, Portland, 5 Aug 2017

[Lilibet]

@fox12oregon: UPDATE: @WCSheriff issues statement on Demi Helenius' disappearance http://kptv.tv/2vi1fSd [video=twitter;895145096592621568]https://twitter.com/fox12oregon/status/895145096592621568[/video]

"She left on her own for personal reasons. When she was located, she was found to be not a danger to herself and in very good health. Though the manner in which she did it caused a lot of people (including us) much concern and we wish she would have gone about it other ways, we respect her privacy"
http://www.kptv.com/story/36093905/missing-washington-county-woman-found-safe-in-roseburg

I wonder if she will reunite with her family now...or stay away even without her personal possessions. I'm glad this turned out well, like the Hannah Thomas-Garner case to which I compared it earlier in hopes of a similar outcome. If Demi hadn't been noticed by someone observant, this could have dragged on for months like Hannah's disappearance did. I hope Demi will not give any interviews and risk the angry, punitive backlash Hannah received after hers. Right or wrong, both ladies apparently believed that disappearing was their best option, regardless of the concern it caused others. I wish her well and may she move forward in life happily and productively as Hannah is doing.

 

[JerseyGirl]

I submitted a correction to the story just now.

They corrected it. Thanks Lilibet

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/demi-helenius-missing-landmark-forum_us_598a1a17e4b0d793738ae343

 

[AzPistonsGirl]

glad to hear she has been found and is safe. Really, that is what matters most right now IMO.

 

[SassyBenton]

I’m glad this turned out differently than I thought it would. I wish she could’ve just let one person know that she needed some time away so that her family didn’t have to worry and police didn’t have to use their resources to look for her. I wish her well and hope that if she needs help she gets it.

 

[Gardener1850]

We may never get an explanation, but I'm going to give Demi the benefit of doubt and blame her new medication. If the dose was wrong or it was the wrong medication for her it might have caused all kinds of bad side effects. Possible side effects listed by the NIH: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/mental-health-medications/index.shtml#part_149857

Among the side effects are:
Confusion
Difficulty thinking or remembering
suicidal thoughts

Any of these could have lead to her unexplained departure and her lack of contacting anyone. She was found 4 days later, which might have been when the medication finally got out of her system. JMO.

 

[crhedBngr]

Oh, thank goodness! I'm so glad.

 

[Elainera]

Very happy to hear she is alright. Wishing you all the best Demi!

 

[KJ's Mamu]

VERY happy to hear she is safe! Best wishes for her as she struggles with her private and personal issues.

 

[SuperTmo]

I am so happy Demi was found safe!!

 

[ms_x_to_the_m]

Wow. Speechless.
Glad she was found safe.
I'm annoyed and angry and disappointed that she did this to her family and friends. All the resources used to look for her.
I get some want to disappear, just please let someone know, write a letter, talk to LE.
Off my pedestal.

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