Lynne Spalding Ford checked into a San Francisco hospital on 17 days . She disappeared September 19 , but a full search of the hospital did n't start for 17 days . Technical problems delayed the viewing of surveillance footage , the sheriff 's department says . `` The Communications Center staff responded , 'We 'll take care of it , ' '' Her body was found in a remote stairwell another week after her disappearance .
Lynne Spalding Ford checked into a San Francisco hospital on 17 days . She disappeared September 19 , but a full search of the hospital did n't start for 17 days . Technical problems delayed the viewing of surveillance footage , the sheriff 's department says . Her body was found in a remote stairwell another week after her disappearance .