Search underway for missing 61-year-old woman in Crow Wing County, police say
Police in Brainerd, Minnesota, are asking for the public's help in the search for a missing 61-year-old woman.
Authorities say they're concerned for her well-being due to pre-existing chronic medical conditions.
The Brainerd Police Department says Cory Degeest was reported missing on July 13. She was last seen walking on Beech Street around two weeks before her reported disappearance.
Officials say Degeest is 5 feet 1 inch tall, weighs approximately 150 pounds and has sandy brown hair and blue eyes.
Police said a coordinated ground search on undeveloped areas in southeast Brainerd is scheduled for Monday, July 28. Officials are asking people not to search on their own to avoid disrupting the organized effort and for safety reasons.
Anyone with information about Degeest's whereabouts is asked to contact the Brainerd Police Department at 218-829-2805.