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Man goes missing from hospital with 'contagious condition'

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Man goes missing from hospital with 'contagious condition'
Daily Record
Daily Record44 mins ago
Man goes missing from hospital with 'contagious condition'
Dean Hesketh, 51, was last seen leaving Royal Preston Hospital on Tuesday, July 28 at 11.16am – police urge anyone who spots him not to approach
Wales Online
Wales Online6 hrs ago
Man with 'contagious health condition' goes missing from hospital
Dean Hesketh, who goes by a range of other alliases, was last seen leaving hospital on Tuesday
Metro
Metro🏁 first to report6 hrs ago
Urgent hunt for man who ‘may have contagious condition’ after vanishing from hospital
Emily Bashforth | Live News reporter Published July 31, 2026 2:47pm Updated July 31, 2026 2:47pm To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Police have warned the public not to approach a man with a potentially ‘contagious health condition’ who has van