NYC woman, 46, who is deaf, autistic and mute lived on the city’s subways for THREE WEEKS

NYC woman, 46, who is deaf, autistic and dumb, is rescued after living on the subway for THREE WEEKS after disappearing from hospital on Christmas Eve

• Samantha Primus, 46, went missing after being discharged from a hospital
• Her sister, Ghislaine Primus, found her after tipsters saw her riding on Train 1
• Samantha lost 10 pounds, was dehydrated and her feet were swollen
• The family plans to sue Queens Hospital Center for negligence

By Stephen M. Lepore

Published: 06:52 GMT, 15 January 2023 | Updated: 06:57 GMT, 15 January 2023

A New York City woman who is deaf, mute and autistic has resurfaced after being missing for three weeks and survived the entire time by living on the subway.

Samantha Primus, 46, had disappeared after being discharged from a Queens hospital on Christmas Eve, only to be found on Saturday.

Her sister Ghislaine Primus and two others were able to locate Samantha in Lower Manhattan after hearing that she had taken the 1 train.

Ghislaine said that “my heart fell” when she finally found her sister.

Samantha Primus (pictured right), 46, had disappeared after being discharged from a Queens hospital on Christmas Eve, only to be found on Saturday. Her sister Ghislaine Primus (pictured left) and two others were able to locate Samantha in Lower Manhattan after hearing she had taken the 1 train

When they got Samantha back, they found that she had lost 10 pounds, was dehydrated and her feet were swollen from wearing only slippers and socks, according to Ghislaine.

“She survived hopping from train to train, searching and hoping that she would come home. And we found her,’ she added.

Ghislaine and Samantha’s other sister, Sophia Primus, was also there to greet them.

Samantha Primus was taken to a Brooklyn hospital for treatment after she was found, according to her sisters.

She had been lost since leaving her other sister Joanna Peck’s home in Elmont, Long Island on December 23 to return to her mother’s home in Brooklyn.

She was found lying on the ground in the freezing cold by a Queens resident and the viewer called emergency services.

Primus was taken to Queens Hospital Center for treatment, but just hours later, with temperatures in the single digits, she was allowed to go at 2am. All she received was a list of homeless shelters.

Samantha Primus was taken to a Brooklyn hospital for treatment after she was found, according to her sisters

Primus had been missing since she left her other sister Joanna Peck’s home in Elmont, Long Island on December 23 to return to her mother’s home in Brooklyn

The Primus family plans to sue Queens Hospital Center for negligent treatment and are now refusing to provide any information about what happened.

“If they had done their duty, my sister would not have endured those horrific three weeks in the cold. An apology will never suffice. We wonder what hearts and minds work in this hospital,” said Sophia Primus.

The family has hired notorious New York attorney Sanford Rubenstein to represent them.

“If the Nassau County Police Report is accurate, then this hospital was clearly not only negligent but also callous and appropriate legal action is being taken,” said family attorney Rubenstein. “The city must be held accountable for the actions of those who work for it in its hospitals.”

Citing HIPAA regulations, New York City Health & Hospital — the owners of the Queens facility — gave no details or an apology.

‘[Samantha] survived jumping from train to train, looking and hoping that she would come home. And we found her,” said her sister Ghislaine Primus

The family has hired notorious New York attorney Sanford Rubenstein to represent them

“Across our emergency department, we see patients who require different levels of care and provide them with treatment confidentiality as required by law,” they told the New York Post.

It took the family three weeks, with the help of tipsters, to locate her without Samantha being seen by cops.