Marshall Police Department Sgt. Scott McDonald has said that 28-year-old Courtney Helen Cook was reported missing by her parents about 8:30 a.m. Saturday and that she had been last seen by her mother eight hours earlier about 12:30 a.m.
McDonald said the back door of the family home on Eagle Street about two blocks north of downtown was open and officers found footprints in the snow leaving the house and crossing a fence.
Cook, who reportedly needs medication, is believed to be wearing a long blue dress with a white lace top. She is not believed to be wearing shoes or a coat. She is 5-foot-7 and 256 pounds with hazel eyes and light brown short curly hair.
McDonald reportedly said the Southwest Michigan Search and Rescue Team joined the search Saturday and Sunday. A Michigan State Police helicopter also was used Sunday.
Anyone with information about the woman is asked to call 911 or the Marshall Police Department at 781-2596.
2 comments:
WOW. It's about time our local news blog put this up. 3 days after the fact - way to go. But you can update your page the same day to tell us our high school basketball team is no longer undefeated.
Have people been encouraged to check outbuildings? She may have tried to come in out of the cold. (Just a thought... I'm sure people have already covered that ground.)
How cruel this had to happen anytime, let alone during such a terrible cold snap. Sure hope that by some true miracle there may be a happy ending to this.
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