Crime & Safety
UPDATE: Woman Missing from Manchester, Last Seen In Barnegat, Has Been Found
The woman was last spotted around 1 p.m., and may be headed north on the Parkway, police said.
A woman missing from Manchester, last seen In Barnegat, Has been found, police said.
Police were asking for the public’s help in locating a woman with advanced Alzheimer’s who went missing from Manchester Township, and was last seen just after 1 p.m. in Barnegat.
The 71-year-old, whose name wasn’t immediately released, was driving a 2003 silver Saturn L300 sedan with the New Jersey license plate RPL66S, and was possibly headed north on the Parkway, State Police said.
She’s described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall, about 121 pounds, with brown eyes and reddish-brown hair. She was wearing a beige short-sleeve shirt and beige pants when she went missing.
In addition to having Alzheimer’s, the woman also suffers from chronic pulmonary disease, police said.
Police said they didn’t know where she was headed, but asked area residents to keep an eye out for the woman and her car. Anyone who spots her is asked to call 911.
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