Search suspended for missing Pictou County woman - Action News
Home WebMail Sunday, November 10, 2024, 07:19 PM | Calgary | 0.9°C | Regions Advertise Login | Our platform is in maintenance mode. Some URLs may not be available. |
Nova Scotia

Search suspended for missing Pictou County woman

Adair Townsend, 73, was reported missing April 8 and last seen the following day walking along the side of Highway 106.

Adair Townsend, 73, was last seen April 9 walking along the side of Highway 106

A woman wearing a dark puffer coast and black pants is seen walking along a gravel road.
Adair Townsend is seen in security camera footage released by New Glasgow Regional Police. (Submitted by Nova Scotia RCMP)

The search for a missing Pictou County woman has been suspended.

Adair Townsend, 73, was last seen walking along the side of Highway 106 early on April 9. She'd been reported missing the previous day after leaving her home on Brookside Avenue in New Glasgow around noon.

Police have said Townsend has a "mild case" of Alzheimer'sdisease but regularly takes walks on her own.

A massive ground and air search was carried out last week, including New Glasgow Regional Police, RCMP, and ground search and rescue units, including some from as far away as Digby and Sheet Harbour.

A helicopter from Natural Resources, an RCMP aircraft and police dog teams were also involved.

The search was suspended Saturday evening, but police said in a news release Monday afternoon that it can be reactivated if new information is received.