Earthly body located; Ethel O'Neil 89 - Everett, Washington

EVERETT, WASH. — Twenty-eight days after she went missing, Ethel O'Neil was found in her car in some blackberry bushes off a private road near Lake Stevens.

The blue 1987 Chevy Nova was wedged in brambles on three sides off of 12th Street NE.

The car couldn't be seen from the road. Nor could the property owners spot it from their house. It took the eyes of a Snohomish County Search and Rescue helicopter pilot on Tuesday to find it.

"It appeared the car was backed in," said Shari Ireton, a sheriff's office spokeswoman.

Her family on Wednesday expressed relief that she had been found.

O'Neil was 89 and was in the early stages of dementia.

Source: http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2014/08/14/3801315/silver-alert-might-have-helped.html#storylink=cpy