Elderly Woman Missing Since Friday Found Safe
By: Staff Email
Updated: Sun 12:57 PM, Aug 18, 2013
Photo: Chuck Reno
UPDATE, Sunday 11:30am:
RENO, Nev. -- A Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) official says 83-year-old Helen "Elaine" Haines was found safe Sunday morning. She has been returned to her family.
WCSO's Bob Harmon says volunteers from the church Haines attends found her on the north side of the Truckee River just west of McCarran at about 8:30 Sunday morning. More than 300 members of the church helped WCSO Search and Rescue volunteers over the course of the two-day hunt for Haines. A crew aboard Raven also searched from the sky.
WCSO Undersheriff Tim Kuzanek said, "We want to make sure that everyone who took part in this search knows how much we appreciate their willingness to devote so much time and energy for the sake of another."
Haines went missing while on a walk from Mayberry Park toward downtown Reno on Friday morning.
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UPDATE, Saturday, 11am:
RENO, Nev. -- Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) personnel are expanding their search for an elderly woman who has been missing since late Friday morning.
83-year-old Helen Elaine Haines, who goes by "Elaine," was last seen at 11am Friday, August 16th in Mayberry Park. She was heading eastbound on foot.
WCSO's Bob Harmon tells KOLO 8 News Now crews are expanding their search from the Mayberry Park area east to downtown Reno. They are focused primarily on the Truckee River areas - including Ambrose, Crissie Caughlin, and Idlewild Parks, and the river walk - and on areas around W. 4th St.
Harmon says several dozen WCSO volunteers are participating in the search, and more than 150 people from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, where Haines is a member, are helping. A crew aboard Raven is also searching from the sky.
Officials describe Haines as 5'5", 175 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing dark pants and a blue or a red and white striped blouse.
Harmon emphasizes if anyone sees a woman matching Haines' description, they can call 775-785-WCSO (9276) or 911.
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RENO, Nev. -- Washoe County Sheriff's Office (WCSO) personnel are searching for an elderly woman who has been missing since late Friday morning.
According to a WCSO official, 83-year-old Helen Elaine Haines, who goes by "Elaine," was last seen at 11am Friday the 16th of August in Mayberry Park. She was heading eastbound on foot.
Officials describe Haines as 5'5", 175 pounds, with gray hair and hazel eyes. She was wearing dark pants and a blue or a red and white striped blouse.
Officials say this is not an emergency situation, but they are concerned and would like to find her as soon as possible.
Thank you for your attention,
Allison Miller
Located Alerts Manager
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