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Missing Kelowna woman with dementia located by family

Search and Rescue teams were preparing to deploy when they heard the woman’s family located her
Aaron Hemens
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Members from Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR), as well as crews from their e-bike teams, were about to embark on their search for the missing woman when they received notice that she was found by a family member that afternoon. (Photo: COSAR Facebook)

A 52-year-old woman with dementia who was reported missing in Kelowna’s downtown area on Wednesday (April 21) has been found safe and sound.

The woman was last seen at 12:30 p.m. and was reported missing when she failed to return home later that day.

Late yesterday afternoon, the Kelowna RCMP called COSAR to assist in looking for a 52-yearold woman with dementia in the...

Posted by Central Okanagan Search & Rescue on Thursday, April 22, 2021

Central Okanagan Search and Rescue (COSAR) was readying 21 members including e-bike teams to embark on a search for the woman when crews were informed she was found by a family member that afternoon.

After RCMP confirmed the woman was safe, COSAR stood down.

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