A former member of the legendary singing group the Platters has been found four days after going missing in Brooklyn, following a warning from cops and family that she has dementia and could be confused.
Sandra Hall, 80, was discovered in New York Presbyterian Hospital on Wednesday and is doing well, her family confirmed.
The former singer from Flatbush went missing around 4 p.m. Friday after boarding a subway at Atlantic Avenue near the Barclays Center and Atlantic Terminal Mall, according to the NYPD and her family.
Singer Sandra Hall, 80, has been found four days after going missing in Brooklyn. Couresty Sandra Hall family
Hall sang with iconic vocal group the Platters in the 1960s. Couresty Sandra Hall family“She’s gonna be jailed in the house,” Hall’s granddaughter Tairese Barrett joked on learning the good news. “I can’t do this again. No way. This was too much.”
Earlier Wednesday, her family said they were following up on a tip that she might have been spotted in the Bronx.
“It checks out because she hopped on the 2 train going Uptown,” her daughter wrote on Facebook. “We contacted the local precinct and now waiting for word. The person with the tip provided an accurate description so I’m feeling confident about it.”
Hall was last seen near Barclays Center.
The Platters were first formed in 1952 and had a number of hits over the next decade, including “Smoke Gets In Your Eyes,” “Only You” and “The Great Pretender.”
Hall joined the Platters in 1965 under her stage name Sandra Dawn, and they went on to join a brief chart resurgence in the following two years.
The group, which underwent dozens of lineup changes over the years, was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.
Herb Reed, the last surviving original member of the group, died in 2012 at age 83.
