Crime & Safety

Woman Missing For Days In Southwest Riverside County Found

Here is where this Lake Elsinore woman was last seen.

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — The California Highway Patrol found a missing 81-year-old woman days later, they reported Wednesday.

The Riverside County Sheriff's Department and CHP announced that Joyanna Shaw was last seen Sunday at approximately 8:30 a.m. near Villa Valtelena and Via De La Valle, according to the California Highway Patrol's Silver Alert statement.

The CHP issued the alert on behalf of the Riverside County Sheriff's Department, reminding all of Shaw's disappearance on Tuesday.

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She was found Wednesday afternoon, the CHP announced.

The CHP established the Silver Alert program to issue and coordinate alerts involving the unexplained or suspicious disappearances of elderly, developmentally disabled or cognitively impaired individuals.

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* Note. Joyanna Shaw was last seen on Sunday, June 8, 2025.

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