
The Hopkinton Police Department shared this photo of an 80-year-old woman who went missing Thursday afternoon.
An 80-year-old woman who was reported missing Thursday afternoon near Hopkinton State Park was found in a nearby home about two hours later, according to a Hopkinton Police Department spokesperson.
HPD Deputy Chief Scott van Raalten stated in an email Thursday evening that the police and fire departments responded to an emergency call at approximately 1 p.m. from a Forest Lane residence about the woman. The Preserve condominium complex is located on Forest Lane, and its homeowners association assisted police by providing security camera footage.
“Upon arrival, we learned she had been missing for about 20 minutes and was visiting family from out of town,” according to van Raalten. “It was reported to us by her son that she may be suffering from dementia.”
The woman has close-cropped hair and was wearing a sweater and a blue dress at the time of her disappearance. A picture posted on the HPD Facebook page showed her wearing the same black and white sweater.
“Initial units began searching the area, and additional support was requested,” van Raalten continued. “We received assistance from the Massachusetts State Police Air Wing, Westborough and MSP K-9 units, Southborough Police and Fire Departments, and the Department of Conservation and Recreation.”
HPD deployed a drone before the arrival of the MSP Air Wing, he added, while officers collected security footage from nearby residents, including from The Preserve’s homeowners association.
The Preserve’s information allowed officers to “refine the timeline and potential direction she might have gone,” van Raalten shared. Police checked neighboring homes and “successfully located her in a nearby residence, safe and in good health, at approximately 2:45 p.m.”
The woman’s identity is not being released at this time.
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