ONTONAGON COUNTY, MI. — On Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at approximately 9:45 p.m., troopers from the Michigan State Police (MSP) Wakefield Post and deputies from the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office were dispatched to a report of a 79-year-old woman who had gone missing from her home.

The investigation revealed the woman had walked away from her home. The investigation further revealed that she suffers from dementia and had left her home in Ontonagon Township, carrying her pet cat. After extensive search efforts, the woman and her cat were both located unharmed at approximately 4:30 a.m. She was treated for dizziness and dehydration at Aspirus Ontonagon Hospital and later released.

Assisting agencies were the Ontonagon County Sheriff’s Office, Michigan DNR officers, MSP K9 units, Federal Forest Service Law Enforcement officers, Keweenaw Bay Tribal K9 officers, Lac Vieux Desert Tribal Police Department K9 officers, Superior Search and Rescue.