Silver Alert In Crane Cancelled After Subject Found Safely
|
September 20, 2018
|
|
Nelda Clinkenbeard was located safely after a Silver Alert went out earlier this week.
Isaac Estes-Jones
The search for a woman with dementia who walked out of an area nursing facility had a good ending when she was located safely Monday evening, September 17.
An endangered silver alert advisory was issued on Monday, September 17 at approximately 4:30 p.m. from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the advisory, Crane Police Department was called in to help search for Nelda Clinkenbeard, a 75 year old woman with dementia who left the Ozark Mountain Regional Healthcare Center in Crane.
According to the advisory, Clinkenbeard had last been seen by staff at around 12 p.m. Crane Police Chief John Elmore said, “We were called at around 3 p.m. and started the silver alert process because she met all of the criteria.”
Elmore continued, saying, “When we got on scene and started the process, we contacted the Stone County Sheriff’s department, the North Stone Northeast Barry County Fire department, Hurley Fire Department and of course Crane Fire department and the Highway Patrol. Highway Patrol didn’t make it on scene, but they were on their way.”
Clinkenbeard was located about a mile from the facility. The original silver alert said she may have been heading toward Marionville.
“It was maybe an hour and a half after we were called that they located her,” Elmore said. “Just, you know, thank God she was found. And I want to say thank you to all of the agencies for their help, they were great.”
Although Clinkenbeard was located at approximately 4:45 p.m., the official Silver Alert from Highway Patrol was cancelled at around 6 p.m.
The reason it took so long for the authorities to be contacted was not apparent as of press time. However, everyone is thankful that she was found safely.
The search for a woman with dementia who walked out of an area nursing facility had a good ending when she was located safely Monday evening, September 17.
An endangered silver alert advisory was issued on Monday, September 17 at approximately 4:30 p.m. from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the advisory, Crane Police Department was called in to help search for Nelda Clinkenbeard, a 75 year old woman with dementia who left the Ozark Mountain Regional Healthcare Center in Crane.
According to the advisory, Clinkenbeard had last been seen by staff at around 12 p.m. Crane Police Chief John Elmore said, “We were called at around 3 p.m. and started the silver alert process because she met all of the criteria.”
Elmore continued, saying, “When we got on scene and started the process, we contacted the Stone County Sheriff’s department, the North Stone Northeast Barry County Fire department, Hurley Fire Department and of course Crane Fire department and the Highway Patrol. Highway Patrol didn’t make it on scene, but they were on their way.”
Clinkenbeard was located about a mile from the facility. The original silver alert said she may have been heading toward Marionville.
“It was maybe an hour and a half after we were called that they located her,” Elmore said. “Just, you know, thank God she was found. And I want to say thank you to all of the agencies for their help, they were great.”
Although Clinkenbeard was located at approximately 4:45 p.m., the official Silver Alert from Highway Patrol was cancelled at around 6 p.m.
The reason it took so long for the authorities to be contacted was not apparent as of press time. However, everyone is thankful that she was found safely.