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Mary Mickeyook, Inuk woman missing in Montreal, found in local hospital

A 60-year-old Nunavik woman who went missing after travelling to Montreal for medical treatment was found at the city's Htel-Dieu hospital being treated for burn injuries.

60-year-old had no ID when she was admitted to Htel-Dieu with burned face

Montreal police have confirmedthat Mary Mickeyook, a 60-year-old woman from Kuujjuarapik, Que., who was reportedmissing, has been found at a local hospital.

Mary Mickeyook, 60, from Kuujjuarapik, Que., was found Thursday after going missing in Montreal late last week. (Facebook)

Police foundMickeyookat theHtel-Dieuhospital on Thursday morning. She had beenadmitted to the hospitalwithout identificationafter being badly burned in a fire.

Mickeyooktravelled to Montreal last weekfor medical treatmentbut did not show up for her scheduled surgery on June12.

Alan Gull, an outreach worker with the Montreal Native Friendship Centre who works closely with theMontreal policeon cases of missing aboriginal people, said Mickeyook's family was "extremelyecstatic" to hear she had been found.

"I was emotional myself, that's how happy I was," he said.

Her son-in-law Albert Mianscum says all her belongings including her bank card were found in her room at the Atwater YMCA where Nunavik patients stay while in Montreal for medical treatment.

Police say she was carrying no identification when she was admittedtoHtel-Dieu. Her face was partially burnedand she was not able to speak because of her injuries.

Police say her injuries are not life-threatening.