Outrage as terminal cancer patient, 17, has her hospital bed ransacked while in surgery

A 17-year-old terminal cancer patient says her purse containing cash, jewelry and treasured photos of her late father was stolen while she underwent surgery at a San Diego hospital.Sahara Morquecho, who hails from the Southern California city, was having an operation for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer at UC San Diego Health in Hillcrest when someone allegedly stole her purse, her sister, Kaleena Morquecho, told Fox 5.The missing bag reportedly contained her wallet, ID, cash, jewelry and irreplaceable photos of her late father.California's top news, sports and entertainment delivered to your inbox every day.

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Never miss a story “We could not find it; we notified hospital staff, and no one really took it serious.They kind of said maybe it got lost in the linens; it’ll turn up.

No incident report was filed, and I asked every single day,” Kaleena Morquecho said.After Sahara Morquecho was well enough to check her phone on Thursday, she used Apple’s Find My app and saw her AirPods were at a home in Lemon Grove located in San Diego County.The family contacted the San Diego County Sheriff’s Office, which sent a deputy to the address.“They knocked on the door, and the lady’s car was there, but no answer.We ended up getting her lease agreement — the landlord wanted to help out,” Kaleena Morquecho explained.According to Kaleena Morquecho, deputies looked up the woman’s name and found she allegedly had four prior arrests related to theft and burglary.“We called the hospital, and she does in fact work at the hospital where my sister is,” she said.In a statement to Fox 5, UC San Diego Health said, “Privacy laws prevent us from commenting on whether any individual is or has been a patient at UC San Diego Health.“We also are unable to comment on matters that may involve personnel issues or ongoing investig...