Crime & Safety

Missing Elderly Woman Found Safe

Authorities say that an endangered 70-year-old woman, who went missing from Harvard on Saturday, has been located and is safe.

Authorities say that an endangered 70-year-old woman who went missing from Harvard on Saturday has been located and is safe.

Dale Follet, 70, was reported missing near Harvard and was considered endangered, the McHenry County Sheriff’s Office said. Follet was described as a female white, 5-foot-4, 110 pounds with grey hair and brown eyes.

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She was last seen at around 1 p.m. Saturday near Route 23 and Dunham Road in unincorporated Harvard. She was wearing a long-sleeved salmon-covered shirt with salmon-colored leggings.

Follet was possibly driving a 2017 Lincoln MKZ sedan, the sheriff’s office said.

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Around 3 a.m. Sunday, the sheriff’s office announced that the woman had been located.

According to Silver Search of Illinois, Follet was located safe.

Further details regarding where she was located were not released.


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