Woman missing in Murray located safe in swampy area
Provided photos: The Orleans County Sheriff’s office and state forest rangers are in Murray looking for a woman who was missing. The Sheriff’s Office brought an off-road vehicle for the search.
MURRAY – A woman who went missing after wandering off this afternoon was located and safe in a swampy area off Carton Road, Orleans County Sheriff Chris Bourke said.
Linda Donovan, 67, went missing at about 12:30 p.m. and was last seen by her boyfriend.
A Niagara County Sheriff’s Air-1 helicopter spotted her walking in a swampy area about 4:30 p.m., about a quarter-mile off the road.
She was transported out of the area to the roadway by sheriff’s deputies and the evaluated by Murray firefighters and Monroe Ambulance. She was reunited with loved ones, Bourke said.
“We are very thankful to a happy ending to this story,” Bourke said.
K-9 teams from the Sheriff’s Office, Department of Environmental Conservation, State Police and Niagara County Sheriff’s Office assisted in the search.
Orleans County Emergency Management and state forest rangers also joined the effort.
“We would like to thank all the agencies that assisted,” Bourke said.
Provided photos: The Orleans County Sheriff’s office and state forest rangers are in Murray looking for a woman who was missing. The Sheriff’s Office brought an off-road vehicle for the search.
