'Dead' Woman Found Alive After 57 Years
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A missing woman who was presumed dead has been tracked down and reunited with her family 57 years after she mysteriously vanished.
Florence McLellan, 74, who is originally from the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester was found alive and well in Islington, London by police detectives following her disappearance in the '50s.
Unbeknown to her family, 17-year-old Florence escaped from Brockhall mental institution in Lancashire and fled 200 miles to London in 1954, changing her name to Diane Roberts.
She had been sectioned by her parents after giving birth to a son out of wedlock, and was forced to give the baby for adoption.
Yahoo UK News
There's hope for Maddie then...
Florence McLellan, 74, who is originally from the Cheetham Hill area of Manchester was found alive and well in Islington, London by police detectives following her disappearance in the '50s.
Unbeknown to her family, 17-year-old Florence escaped from Brockhall mental institution in Lancashire and fled 200 miles to London in 1954, changing her name to Diane Roberts.
She had been sectioned by her parents after giving birth to a son out of wedlock, and was forced to give the baby for adoption.
Yahoo UK News
There's hope for Maddie then...
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