Search crews called off their water and ground search Thursday night for a missing 56-year-old woman from Wilmerding.
North Versailles police said Ruth Ann Mullennix was last seen by surveillance cameras at 8:30 p.m. Monday at the Wilmerding Apartments on Commerce Street.
Police, fire departments and family were actively searching for Mullennix and any clues of her whereabouts under the Westinghouse Bridge Thursday. By 10 p.m., the search was called off, as firefighters said crews searched the area thoroughly.
Fire departments provided light while police and search crews combed the waters of Turtle Creek and the surrounding area for hours.
The woman's brother, Bob Fogle, said she has not taken her medication since Sunday.
"She's very distraught, disorganized, confused, possibly frightened, scared," said Mullinnix's daughter, Chrissy Gazzo.
Gazzo, 35, of Penn Hills, said her mother suffers from a medical needs and may be emotionally endangered. She told Pittsburgh's Action News 4 she spoke with her mother just hours before she left the apartments.
"(I said), 'I think you need to be in the hospital. Why don't we talk about it? Why don't you get to a safe place and get admitted?' She doesn't like to hear that. She doesn't want to be in a hospital. She knows that she needs it, but she doesn't like it when people are telling her that, so she hung up on me," said Gazzo.
"(I said), 'I think you need to be in the hospital. Why don't we talk about it? Why don't you get to a safe place and get admitted?' She doesn't like to hear that. She doesn't want to be in a hospital. She knows that she needs it, but she doesn't like it when people are telling her that, so she hung up on me," said Gazzo.
North Versailles police said they were joined by Allegheny County and housing police in their search for Mullinnix Wednesday night.
They pinged her cellphone and it was found along railroad tracks under the Westinghouse Bridge, along with her coat.
Mullennix was wearing a maroon coat, blue jeans, a blue, button-down shirt and brown shoes, police said. She is 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighs 115 pounds. She has blond hair and green eyes.
Anyone who sees her, or has information on her whereabouts, is asked to call police.
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