Patricia Kopta (Ross Township Police Department) A Pennsylvania woman who went missing more than 30 years ago in a case that stumped authorities who later declared her legally dead has been found living in a nursing home in Puerto Rico.Patricia Kopta left behind a husband and siblings and meandered through northern Puerto Rico for a while before she was taken as a person "in need" to the adult care home in 1999, according to details announced at a news conference this week in Ross Township, where she once lived.Kopta, once known as a street preacher in her hometown, initially kept her past secret while in Puerto Rico.

But she began to divulge details as she suffered progressively from dementia, Ross Township Deputy Police Chief Brian Kohlhepp said.By last year, a social worker at the home had enough information to alert authorities back home about the now-83-year-old woman.

A DNA test has confirmed her identity, Kohlhepp said.READ MORE: What happened to Sabrina Aisenberg?

Baby’s disappearance still a mystery after 25 yearsHer husband, Bob Kopta, and her surviving sister, 78-year-old Gloria Smith, filled in details of Kopta’s life at the news conference and in telephone interviews Friday with The Associated Press.Patricia Kopta had been nicknamed "The Sparrow" because of her slight build, and often frequented parking lots and busy roads in the largely residential community of about 31,000 north of Pittsburgh, where she would caution passersby and motorists about the end of the world.Patricia Kopta (Ross Township Police Department) But before she began preaching, Kopta was a straight-A student who became a model and dance instructor.

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In a first, ICMR devises ethical guidelines for AI use in biomedical research, health

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Jumbled wreckage complicates West Reading chocolate factory blast probe

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Tennessee school shooting: Police release surveillance video

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Tiger and Trout get together to build New Jersey golf club

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Police: Man dies after being struck by 2 cars in Southwest Philadelphia; second driver sought

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India reports 1,573 new covid cases in a day

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Umpire ejects Realmuto after bizarre game ball exchange

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Return runaround by Amazon makes Alberta woman feel like a ‘criminal’

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Family-owned Philadelphia pizza shop reopens weeks after mother and daughter shot during attempted robbery

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Philadelphians panic-buy bottled water despite reassurance from city leaders about tap water

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Greenland has opted to stay in daylight saving time forever

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‘My beautiful Gabriel’: Family speaks out after boy killed in ‘unprovoked’ Toronto subway stabbing

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Childcare services in Pennsylvania being impacted by staffing shortages

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Stacey Solomon brands herself the 'worst wife ever' amid Joe's ill health as she shares own struggle

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Scammers behind 'extended vehicle warranty' spam calls may face lifetime bans

Signage outside the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) headquarters in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Feb. 17, 2023.

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One man dead, another critically injured after they were shot inside a North Philadelphia home, police say

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South Carolina store allows teenage shoplifters to work instead of pressing charges

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Female shooter kills 3 children, 3 adults at Nashville school. What we know

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House explosion, fires rock northeast Calgary

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Taylor Swift fans take Ticketmaster to court over concert ticketing fiasco

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Edmonton prepares to bid farewell to 2 slain police officers at regimental funeral Monday

Travis Jordan and Brett Ryan, and give thanks for their service ahead of a regimental funeral for the slain police officers on Monday afternoon.As Jordan and Ryan’s bodies are transported from the Alberta legislature to Rogers Place, where the funeral is being held, Edmontonians are being invited to line the procession route to pay their respects and say their goodbyes.Jordan, 35, and Ryan, 30, were responding to a call at an apartment complex in Edmonton’s Inglewood neighbourhood on March 16 when they were shot and killed by a 16-year-old male.Investigators believe the officers were shot before they had a chance to even pull out their guns. The suspect died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound while his mother remains in hospital after sustaining injuries when she tried to wrestle the gun away from her son.“The Edmonton Police Service has been marked by a really unthinkable and horrific tragedy as two of our members have died in the line of duty,” EPS Chief Dale McFee said.On Sunday afternoon, the Ryan and Jordan families released statements thanking the community for its support while they grieve.“Grieving the sudden loss of a beloved member of our family is ineffable,” the Ryan family said.

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Jeremy Renner posts 1st video of himself walking after snowplow accident

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Pennsylvania woman missing since 1992 found alive in Puerto Rico

Pennsylvania who went missing more than 30 years ago and was legally declared dead has turned up, very much alive, in a nursing home in Puerto Rico.Patricia Kopta, 83, was last seen by her family in Pittsburgh in 1992, according to a missing person flyer posted by the Pennsylvania Emergency Response Center. At the time, she was a well-known street preacher known as “The Sparrow” because of her slight build.Her husband Bob Kopta reported her missing in 1992, noting it wasn’t uncommon for his wife to leave for short periods of time.

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