An inquest has opened into the death of a 92-year-old man with dementia who died in hospital a day after being found trapped on a mountain.
Malcolm Robert Kitts had been reported missing by his family on September 21 after he went out for a walk from his home at Lakeside in Cwmdare, South Wales Central Coroners' Court heard on Thursday.
Found on Maerdy Mountain
Police found him on Maerdy Mountain on September 22. He was hypothermic, caught in a fence, and had barbed wire wrapped around his leg, the inquest heard.
He was taken to the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff for treatment. Despite receiving care, he died on October 1.
Cause of death
A hospital consultant gave the cause of death as compartment syndrome secondary to leg compression, pneumonia and acute renal failure, along with dementia and chronic kidney disease.
Coroner Andrew Morse adjourned the final inquest until a later date to be fixed.
