Man Missing From Inwood Hospital Is Found Safe

Update: Cordero has been found, the Sanitation Department said Monday evening.

INWOOD, NY — A 62-year-old city Sanitation worker has been missing for nearly a week after he visited a local hospital, according to authorities.

Santiago Cordero, a Bronx resident, was last seen around 4 p.m. on Jan. 5 at the NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Pavilion on Broadway and West 220th Street, on the northern tip of Manhattan.

Cordero's worried family told PIX11 that Cordero had felt nauseous when left that morning for his job at the Bronx 8 Sanitation facility on West 215th Street.

Within a few hours, they learned he was going to get a COVID-19 test at the Allen building; a doctor later told Cordero's wife that he probably had the virus, PIX11 reported.

NYC - we need your help. A member of our team has been reported missing. Santiago Cordero is 62 years old. He may be in need of medical attention. Please contact @nypdtips or 800-577-TIPS with any information. Your help may make all the difference. pic.twitter.com/uCJuyyta9H
— NYC Sanitation (@NYCSanitation) January 10, 2022

The hospital said Cordero was discharged at 4:50 p.m., but he never made it home, according to PIX11.

Police described Cordero as about 5 feet, 10 inches tall and 200 pounds, with brown eyes, black hair and a mustache. He was last seen wearing a gray North Face jacket, a green baseball cap, a grey sweater, and blue jeans. He also has a tracheotomy tube attached to his throat; relatives said Cordero has been treated for throat cancer and diabetes.

Anyone with information on Cordero's whereabouts was asked to call the NYPD Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477) or for Spanish, 1-888-57-PISTA (74782). People can also submit tips online or on Twitter, @NYPDTips.