An appeal has been made by Preston Police to find 51-year-old Dean Hesketh, who may have a communicable illness.
Mr. Hesketh is seen leaving Royal Preston Hospital at 11:16 a.m. on July 28 in CCTV footage that was made public on Thursday, July 30.
Other names for Mr. Hesketh include Tim, Dean, and Anthony Gledhill.
He was last seen wearing a khaki green and black jacket, black sneakers, a Lyle and Scott sweater and a blue face mask. He is described as being 5 feet 4 inches tall, slender, with black hair and blue eyes.
Police, citing log 1051 of July 28, are increasingly worried about his well-being and advise anyone who spots him to call 999 right away or 101 with information.
A man who “may have a contagious condition” has been located by police four days after he vanished from a hospital.
On July 28, just after 11:00 BST, Dean Hesketh was last observed leaving Royal Preston Hospital while donning a blue medical mask.
Lancashire Police said they were “growing increasingly concerned” about the 51-year-old and issued an urgent appeal to locate him. CCTV footage of him departing the building was made public.
“We ask that if you see Dean you don’t approach him, as he may have a contagious health condition,” a police official earlier stated.
They had instructed anyone who saw him to dial 999.
According to the force, he had connections to Preston, Penwortham, and Blackpool and went by the aliases Tim, Dean, or Anthony Gledhill.