LAC DU FLAMBEAU, WI (WSAU-WAOW) A Lac du Flambeau woman has been found safe hours after being reported missing.
The Tribal Police Department received a report of a missing person around 11:45am on Thursday.
The 68-year-old woman, who reportedly suffers from dementia, went for a walk and didn’t return.
Police say they immediately started their search protocol, which included assistance from other departments and search and rescue dogs. About five hours after the woman went missing, a Vilas County Deputy got word that she was seen walking on County Highway H, near East Boundary Road.
The woman said she had walked across a lake, where her tracks were later found.
She was medically evaluated, but was returned home safely without needing medical treatment.
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