Fatally injured woman found in Christchurch not missing person Elisabeth Nicholls
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An injured woman who died in Christchurch is not missing woman Elisabeth 'Lis' Nicholls, police say.
The woman was found with critical injuries in a Riccarton car park on Wednesday afternoon.
Emergency services were called about 4.40pm. The woman died while being taken to hospital.
Police had earlier said a body had been found in the car park.
The death is being treated as unexplained and a scene guard is in place at the car park where she was found.
Police said speculation in the community that this may be related to missing woman Nicholls is not accurate.
Nicholls, 79, suffered from dementia and disappeared after walking out of the Margaret Stoddart Retirement Village in Riccarton on 4 June.
The last confirmed sighting of her was at the Chateau on the Park in Riccarton at 7.54pm the same day.
She had been admitted to the facility for respite care on the same day that she disappeared.
Searchers and police went door to door, reviewed CCTV footage and made extensive enquiries, but were unable to find her.
A week later they expressed concerns for her welfare and this week they intended using a drone to help with the search.
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