HOUSTON — Martina Lopez has been found after being reported missing for the second time in recent months.
Lopez went missing for the second time after authorities said she walked away from a hospital in the Texas Medical Center. Lopez was last seen last Wednesday leaving St. Joseph Hospital in the 1400 block of St. Joseph Parkway. She was found on Thursday.
The 20-year-old has autism, epilepsy and bipolar disorder.
Lopez was the subject of a frantic search last month after walking away from her family’s home on Sept. 11.
With help from Texas Equusearch volunteers, Lopez was found safe 10 days later.
“Martina has several serious medical issues, and she is not intellectually able to know she is in danger. Martina is very naive and childlike, which makes her vulnerable to any predator,” Equusearch said in a statement released before she was found the first time.
