Crime & Safety
UPDATE: 87-Year-Old Woman Found Dead Behind Elementary School
The missing woman was found dead in a creek behind Samuel Everitt Elementary School.
A missing 87-year-old woman was found dead in a creek behind an elementary school.
Francis Mooney was found at about 5 p.m. Wednesday, Middletown Township detectives confirm.
A silver alert was issued at about 4 p.m. Wednesday for Mooney after she disappeared from her home about 12 hours earlier.
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Authorities said Mooney, who was said to be suffering from dementia, wandered away from the home and fell in a nearby creek behind Her body was recovered by volunteer Middletown Township firefighters shortly after the alert was issued.
A detective on duty said they are awaiting autopy results to confirm the exact cause of death.
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