Post by LadyBlue on Sept 18, 2011 20:21:55 GMT -5
Freeport, Ill. — Missing Willow Lake resident Margaret Scholl was found alive Friday morning, but a specific reason for why she left home has not been determined.
Stephenson County sheriff’s deputies reported that Scholl was located at around 11:26 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. She was reportedly found walking in the Willow Lake subdivision north of Freeport.
Scholl, 81, told responding deputies that she had been in a cornfield. However, she did not disclose the location of where she had been. Scholl was taken to FHN Memorial Hospital for an evaluation, but she is not believed to be injured.
“We’re very glad and we’re just very fortunate that she was found alive,” said Chief Deputy Todd Welch with the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office. “This closes our case successfully.”
Up until a few weeks ago, Scholl lived in Polo, but she recently moved in with her daughter at the Willow Lake subdivision. The residence is located in the 2200 block of Mallard Drive. Authorities believe Scholl left this residence on her own sometime between 10 p.m. on Sunday and 5 a.m. on Monday.
Her disappearance sparked a major search effort coordinated by the sheriff’s office and the McConnell and Cedarville Fire Departments. In addition to the large number of police officers and firefighters involved, the search effort also included rescue dogs, dive teams, mounted horse patrols, helicopter searches, sonar scans, and more.
Tiffany King, who also lives at Willow Lake, saw Scholl walking up Mallard Drive Friday morning and stopped to help her. King had been home for her lunch break and was returning to work when she spotted Scholl.
“I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” King said.
King said she told Scholl that “everybody has been looking for you.” Scholl reportedly responded that she “was going home.”
Two other neighbors in that area came out to help, and one of them called 911. King sat Scholl down and gave her a banana and some water.
“She seemed really good, a little dirty, but under the circumstances, she seemed to be in good condition,” King said, adding that the situation was surreal. “I can barely believe it myself. It’s amazing.”
Scholl reportedly suffers from confusion, dementia, and depression, officials say. Her husband died last week, and it’s unclear how that incident may have factored into her disappearance. Scholl and her husband had been separated for about 40 years, Welch said.
Scholl’s family was unavailable for comment.
www.journalstandard.com/features/x868581943/Missing-woman-is-found
Stephenson County sheriff’s deputies reported that Scholl was located at around 11:26 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 26. She was reportedly found walking in the Willow Lake subdivision north of Freeport.
Scholl, 81, told responding deputies that she had been in a cornfield. However, she did not disclose the location of where she had been. Scholl was taken to FHN Memorial Hospital for an evaluation, but she is not believed to be injured.
“We’re very glad and we’re just very fortunate that she was found alive,” said Chief Deputy Todd Welch with the Stephenson County Sheriff’s Office. “This closes our case successfully.”
Up until a few weeks ago, Scholl lived in Polo, but she recently moved in with her daughter at the Willow Lake subdivision. The residence is located in the 2200 block of Mallard Drive. Authorities believe Scholl left this residence on her own sometime between 10 p.m. on Sunday and 5 a.m. on Monday.
Her disappearance sparked a major search effort coordinated by the sheriff’s office and the McConnell and Cedarville Fire Departments. In addition to the large number of police officers and firefighters involved, the search effort also included rescue dogs, dive teams, mounted horse patrols, helicopter searches, sonar scans, and more.
Tiffany King, who also lives at Willow Lake, saw Scholl walking up Mallard Drive Friday morning and stopped to help her. King had been home for her lunch break and was returning to work when she spotted Scholl.
“I just happened to be in the right place at the right time,” King said.
King said she told Scholl that “everybody has been looking for you.” Scholl reportedly responded that she “was going home.”
Two other neighbors in that area came out to help, and one of them called 911. King sat Scholl down and gave her a banana and some water.
“She seemed really good, a little dirty, but under the circumstances, she seemed to be in good condition,” King said, adding that the situation was surreal. “I can barely believe it myself. It’s amazing.”
Scholl reportedly suffers from confusion, dementia, and depression, officials say. Her husband died last week, and it’s unclear how that incident may have factored into her disappearance. Scholl and her husband had been separated for about 40 years, Welch said.
Scholl’s family was unavailable for comment.
www.journalstandard.com/features/x868581943/Missing-woman-is-found