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CTV News
26-05-2025
- CTV News
Search for missing elderly woman in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., enters second day
The search for an elderly woman in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., who was first reported missing Sunday morning has entered a second day. RCMP says 79-year-old Ruth Carol Sutton was last seen walking on Mallard Drive around 9:10 a.m. Sunday morning. She was reported missing to police the same day. Police say Sutton suffers from a medical condition which may cause her to become disoriented. In an update posted to social media, Grand Bay-Westfield Mayor Brittany Merrifield said Tri County Search and Rescue are leading Monday's search operations alongside RCMP and a number of other professionals and volunteers. Continued search efforts include an RCMP helicopter using infrared and thermal imaging to search from the air, boats patrolling shorelines of waterways, and police dogs on the ground. 'We've definitely seen an overwhelming of support from the community,' says RCMP Sgt. Benjamin Comley of the Grand Bay detachment. '[Sunday], registered searchers alone was around 180 people showed up on day one, and we believe there's also more that came out and we're doing [searching] that we didn't even see them, but they were helping.' Sgt. Comley says search efforts are still being focused around the Mallard Drive area where Sutton was last seen. The main search radius has been expanded from 300 meters of Sutton's last known location to a few kilometres. He adds officers have been keeping in close contact with the family amid their searches. Police have received several leads and tips on Sutton's whereabouts, but efforts to locate her have been unsuccessful so far. Sutton is described by police as standing approximately five-foot-two and weighing around 130 pounds, with blue eyes and white hair. She was last seen wearing a light blue jacket. Anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts is asked by police to contact them at 506-757-1020. -With files from Jesse Huot. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
CTV News
26-05-2025
- Health
- CTV News
Elderly woman who may be disoriented missing in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B.
RCMP in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., are asking for help from the public in finding a missing elderly woman last seen Sunday morning. Police say 79-year-old Ruth Carol Sutton was last seen walking on Mallard Drive around 9:10 a.m. She was reported missing to police the same day. According to police, they have followed up on multiple leads but have been unsuccessful in finding Sutton. Police say Sutton suffers from a medical condition which may cause her to become disoriented. Sutton is described by police as being approximately five-foot-two, weighing around 130 pounds, with blue eyes and white hair. She was last seen wearing a light blue jacket. Police said Sunday that Ground Search and Rescue teams, as well as Police Dog Services, were in the area conducting a search. Anyone with information on Sutton's whereabouts is asked by police to contact them at 506-757-1020. For more New Brunswick news, visit our dedicated provincial page.
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Search underway for missing senior, 79, who may be disoriented
A search is underway in Grand Bay-Westfield, N.B., for a 79-year-old woman who went missing Sunday morning. Police say Ruth Carol Sutton, who goes by the name Carol, was last seen walking on Mallard Drive at about 9:10 a.m. In a news release, RCMP said she suffers from a medical condition that may cause her to become disoriented. Sutton is described as being approximately five feet two inches tall and weighing approximately 130 pounds. She has blue eyes and white hair and was last seen wearing a light blue jacket, according to police. Police, ground search and rescue teams, and police dog services were in the area searching for Sutton on Sunday afternoon. Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to contact RCMP at 506-757-1020.
