MISSING: Police Searching for Senior in Burlington
Published January 4, 2018 at 8:50 pm
An elderly woman is missing Burlington and Halton police are asking the public to help find her on Thursday afternoon.
An elderly woman is missing Burlington and Halton police are asking the public to help find her on Thursday afternoon.
The woman – who suffers from dementia – walked out of a west-end seniors’ home at 2:30 p.m. and isn’t dressed for the weather, say police at 3:45 p.m.
Officers are currently in Aldershot where a search for Margaret McCormick, 78, is underway.
She’s described as white, standing 5-foot-2, with a very thin build and blonde/silver shoulder-length hair.
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She’s wearing a hat with a large green stripe around it, a blue sweater, blue jeans, red mittens, and boots.
McCormick was carrying a white garbage bag.
An extreme cold warning is in effect for the region. Tonight will feel like -36 C with the wind chill.
Police are asking residents to check their properties.
Anyone with information is asked to call 905-825-4747.
UPDATE: McCormick was found safe and taken to the hospital, Halton police reported just after 7 p.m. She was spotted in a wooded area – south of Hwy. 403 and east of Hwy. 6 – by CN Rail staff, who notified police around 6:45 p.m. McCormick was conscious and she’s being treated for hypothermia, say police.
Photo: Halton Regional Police handout
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