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Former EMT missing 4 days found dead in hospital bathroom

The operating room technician went to the ER for an injury and was reported missing the following day

Associated Press

NEW YORK — Authorities are investigating after a worker was found dead inside a New York City hospital bathroom days after he sought treatment for an injured finger.

Family members of 44-year-old Anthony Iuso said Monday they wondered how he was locked inside a bathroom at Montefiore Medical Center for days without anyone noticing.

Iuso worked as an operating room technician at the Bronx hospital. His family says he went to the emergency room Thursday to get an injured finger treated.

His family reported him missing on Friday and visited the hospital Monday morning. A hospital worker then found Iuso dead inside a third-floor bathroom.

A spokeswoman says the hospital is saddened by the death of one of its employees. She says the hospital and police are investigating the circumstances of his death.