Crime & Safety
Missing Woman With Dementia Found Dead By Banks Of Willamette
Marie Evans, a 76-year-old with dementia who had not been seen since Saturday, was found on the banks of the Willamette River.
PORTLAND, OR – The 76-year-old woman with dementia who went missing on Saturday, was found dead on Tuesday. Marie Helena Evans was found dead by the banks of the Willamette River, not far from her home.
Officials say that foul play is not suspected.
They believe that she died from exposure.
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Deputies from the Multnomah County Sheriff's Office had said that Evans had left her home on the 13000 NW Marina Way in the northwest part of the county, to go for a walk.
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